SEAT  WORK  AND 
SENSE  TRAINING 


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SEAT    WORlf 

AND 

SENSE    TRAINING 


BY 

CHRISTIANA  S.   MOUNT 


2lJ)"vj  S 


EDUCATIONAL  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

BOSTON 
New  York  Chicago  San  Francisco 


Copyright,  1910 

BY 

CHRISTIANA    S.   MOUNT 


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CONTENTS 


Introduction  

FIRST   DAY 
Seat  Work   

Sense  Training     (The  Cat). 

Poem  (Three  in  a  Bed) 

Game  (To  London)     


SECOND   DAY 

Seat  Work    

Sense  Training  and   Language 

(Birds)      

Finger  Play  (Little  Birdie) 

THIRD    DAY 

Seat  Work       

••  Sense  Training  Game 

Language  (Observation  and  Com- 
parison)   


IS 


FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work   

Game    

Language  (The  Cow) 
Poem  (The  Cow) 


FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work   

Sense  Training  and  Langdage 
(The  Pear)   

Game    

Riddle  (The  Pear)    

SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work   

Sense  Training  and  Language 
(The  Dog)    

Game    

Poem     (Fido  and  His  Master) 

-'■  Device    for    Word    and    Sound 

Drill    

SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work   

Device  for  Drill 

Motion  Song    

EKiHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    

Sense  Training  and  Language 
(Fruit)     

Device  for  Word  or  Sound  Drill 

Song  (Bean  Bag) 
NINTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    

Language  (Right  and  Left) 

TENTH   DAY 
Seat  Work    

Sense  Training  (Right  and  Left) 

Game  and  Device  for  Drill 

Song  (Hold  Up  the  Right  Hand)  . . 
ELEVENTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    

Sense  Training  (Back  and  Front) 

Dkv'ce  for  Drill  

SoNu  (Hold  Up  the  Right  Hand)  . . 


26  <^, 

28 

28 


TWELFTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    42 

Sense  Training  (East  and  West) . .  43 

Game    44 

Device  for  Drill  44 

THIRTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    45 

Sense  Training  and  Language  . .  46 

Device  for  Drill      46 

FOURTEENTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    47 

Sense  Training  and  Language  . .  47 

Game  (Cat  and  Mice)   47 

Device  for  Drill    48 

FIFTEENTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    49 

Sense   Training  and  Language 

(North)    40 

Device  for  Drill    so 

SIXTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    51 

Sense  Training  Game  51 

Device  for  Drill '52 

SEVENTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  W'ork    53 

Sense  Training  (Comparison)  ...  54 

Game  (What  Children  Can  Do)  ...  55 

EIGHTEENTH   D.\Y 

Seat  Work    58 

Language  (Wheat) 59 

Device  for  Review  59 

Game  and  Song  (Jolly,Miller)    ...  60 

Rhyme 60 

NINETEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    61 

Game  (Little  Boy  Blue)        61 

Device  for  Drill 62 

TWENTIETH    D.\Y 

Seat  Work    63 

Game  (The  Frolicsome  Man)     ...  63 

TWENTY-FIRST  DAY 

Seat  Work    65 

Sense  Training  and  Device  for 

Drill  (Hearing)   65 

Game  (The  Mill)    66 

Poem  (The  Mill  Wheel)      67 

TWENTY-SECOND   D.\Y 

Seat  Work    68 

Sense  Training  (Touch)     6p 

Language 69 

Device  for  Reading  Drill       . .  69 

TWENTY-THIRD    D.-VY 

Seat  Work    70 

Sense  Training  and  Language  .  70 

Game  (Gathering  Apples)     71 

Device  for  Drill 71 

Song  (The  Apple) , ^a 

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CONTENTS 


TWENTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Skat  Wdkk    73 

SfNSK  Thmninc;  (Observation)      .  73 

Devick  Kf)R  Drill  73 

Rhyme  (Days  of  the  Week)   74 

TWENTY-FIFTH    DAY 

Sf.at  Work    7S 

Motion  Song  (Out  <if  the  Window)  75 

Device  tou  Drill  76 

TWENTY-SIXTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    77 

Sense  Training  77 

Game  (The  Ball)      77 

TWENTY-SEVENTH    DAY 

Sense  Training  Game  (Hiilc  and 

Seek)    78 

Lani;i' ace  (Days  of  the  Week)    ...  78 

TWENTY-EIGHTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    79 

Sense  Training  and  Language  .  79 

Game  (Town  Musicians)   79 

TWENTY-NINTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    8 

Sense  Training  (Touch)  8' 

Game  (Spin  the  Platter)  8' 

Device  for  Drill  8 2 

THIRTIETH    DAY  ' 

Seat  Work    8, 

Language  (Use  of  Saw) 8, 

Song  Game  (Rabbit  in  the  Hollow)  8^ 

THIRTY-FIRST   DAY 

Se-at  Work 85 

Sense  Training  (Touch) 85 

Game  AND  drill    85 

THIRTY -SECOND  DAY 

Seat  Work 87 

Game  and  Drill    87 

M.NTioN  Song 88 

THIRTY-THIRD  DAY 

Seat  Work 89 

Sense  Training  Game  (Touch)  . .  89 

Device  for  Drill 90 

THIRTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    9i 

Language  (The  School)   9i 

(^AME  (Birds)    92 

THIRTY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    93 

Sense  Training  (Hearing)    93 

Device  for  Drill  93 

Stanza  (Autumn)  94 

THIRTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    95 

Sense  Training  and  Drill 

(Memory  Test)    95 

Language    95 

Finger  Play  (Rhyme  of  the  Week)  96 


THIRTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    99 

Sense   Training   and   Language 

(Leaves)    99 

Poem  (Sleepy  Leaves)    100 

THIRTY-EIGHTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    101 

Sense  Training  Game  (Hearing)  loi 
Device  for  a  Reading  Drill    . . .   loa 

THIRTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    103 

Sense  Training   103 

Language  (Comparison  of  Adjec- 
tives)          103 

Game  (The  King's  Chest)    104 

FORTIETH    DAY 

Seat  Work    106 

Game  and  Drill 107 

Language  (Reproduction)    107 

FORTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work    108 

Sense  Training  (Cx>mparisoD)      .   108 

Game    109 

Device  for  Drill  no 

FORTY-SECOND   DAY 

Seat  Work        1 1 1 

Sense  Training  ((Concentration)  in 

Game      m 

Device  for  Drill  112 

Poem  (.\utumn) 112 

FORTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work    113 

La.vcuage  (The  Question)  113 

Game  (Follow  My  Leader) 114 

FORTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    115 

Sense  Training  (Hearing,   Mem- 
ory)        IIS 

Devicf.  for  Drill  n6 

Game  (I  Spy)      n6 

FORTY-FIFTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    117 

Sense  Training  117 

Game  (Red  and  Blue)  118 

FORTY-SIXTH    DAY 

Seat  Work  (Color)      119 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

(Color  )     119 

Device  for  Drill  119 

FORTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work   uo 

Game  ((Colors) 121 

FORTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    123 

Sense   Training   and  Language 

(Color  Continued)    123 

Device  fob  Drill  12:; 


CONTENTS 


FORTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    124 

Sense  Training  (Color)     124 

Device  for  Drill  125 

FIFTIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work    126 

Sense  Training   and   Language 
(Tints)     126 

FIFTY-FIRST  DAY  TO  FIFTY- 
FIFTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    127 

Language  (The  Word)     127 

Memory  Gem     127 

FIFTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work  (Color)     130 

Language  (The  Soldier) 130 

Game  (Soldiers) 130 

FIFTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    131 

Motion  Song  (Fife  and  Drum)   ..    131 

FIFTY-EIGHTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    133 

Sense  Training  (Direction)     133 

Language  (Picture    Lesson)    134 

Poem  (The  Row  Boat  and  the 

Water  Lilies)    135 

FIFTY -NINTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    137 

Language  (The  Horse) 137 

Emperor  William's  Maxims  . . .  138 

Device  for  Drill  139 

SIXTIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work    140 

Device  for  Drill 140 

SIXTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  W' ork    140 

Sense  Training  (Touch,  taste, 

smell)         141 

Device  for  Drill  141 

Riddles     141 

SIXTY-SECONT)   DAY 

Seat  Work    144 

Language  (The  Rain) 144 

Action  Poem 145 

Song  (The  Rain)      146 

SIXTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work    147 

Device  for  Drill  147 

SIXTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    148 

Device  for  Drill  148 

SIXTY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    194 

Sense  Tr.aining  (Measurement)  . .  149 
Language  (The  Farmer's  Work)  149 
Game  (Farmer's  Daughter) 151 


SIXTY-SIXTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    153 

Sense  Training  (Touch)  153 

Language  (Snow)      is3 

Device  for  Drill iS4 

The  Weaver  (Poem)    154 

SIXTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    15s 

Device  for  Drill  iss 

The  Snow  Storm  (Motion  Piece)  15s 

SIXTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    157 

Sense  Training  iS7 

Language  (The  Months)   157 

Poem   (The  Procession  of  the 

Months)    158 

SIXTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    159 

G.\ME  (The  Months)    159 

Device  for  Drill  160 

SEVENTIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work    161 

Game      161 

SEVENTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work    162 

Sense  Training  (Hard  Touch  and 
Soft)     162 

SEVENTY-SECOND   DAY 

Seat  Work   163 

Sense  Training  (Taste  and  Smell)  163 

Finger  Play  (The  Cake)     163 

SEVENTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  W'ork    165 

Language  (The  Sheep)     165 

G.ame  (Shepherd  and  His  Flock)  . .  166 

SEVENTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    167 

Sense  Training  (Sight  and  Touch)  167 

Device  for  Drill 167 

Nursery  Song    168 

SEVENTY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    169 

Sense  Training  ant)  Language  .  169 
Game  (Simon  s;iys  "Thumbs  Up")  169 
Device  for  Drill  169 

SEVENTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    170 

Language  (The  Seasons)  170 

SEVENTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    171 

Sense  Training  (Comparison)     .  171 

Song  of  the  Seasons 172 

Game      173 

Device  FOR  Alphabet  Drills     ..  173 


CONTENTS 


SEVENTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    174 

Language  (Color)    174 

Device     175 

Song  OF  THE  Cotton 175 

SEVENTY-MNTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    177 

Game  (Round  the  Valley)  .......   177 

EIGHTIETH    DAY 

Seat  Work    i7q 

Sense  Training  179 

Language  (Use  of  Pronouns)   170 

Song  (A-rowing)  1 80 

EIGHTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work    182 

Sense  Training  i8j 

Language  (The  Bee) 182 

Poem  (The  Busy  Bee)  183 

EIGHTY-SECOND   DAY 

Skat  Work    184 

Game    ,84 

Device  for  Drill  184 

EIGHTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work    ,8^ 

Language  (See  and  Saw)     . . . . .' .'  185 

Device  for  Review    ,85 

Action  Poem  (The  Rosebud)     ...  185 

EIGHTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    ,88 

Game  (Tit-tat-toe)    .,,'.  ,88 

Device  for  Drill ,88 

Our  Sunbeam     ,89 

EIGHTY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    ,92 

Language  (This  —  that) ....    192 

EIGHTY-SIXTH   DAY 
Seat  Work    ,93 

Language  (Kindness  to  the  Aged)  194 
Device  for  Review    ,04 

EIGHTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    ,95 

Language  (Kindness  to  Animals)  19s 

Game  (Potota  Race)    195 

P^VICE      ,95 

Action  Poem  (The  Poppies)    196 

EIGHTY-EIGHTH  DAY 

Seat  Work    197 

Language      197 

Device  for  Review    197 

EIGHTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    198 

Language  (A  Memory  Gem)    ...   198 


NINETIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work    jj„ 

Language  (The  Fish)  .  " aoo 

Device  for  Drill  [[[  aoa 

NINETY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work    ,03 

Action    Poem   (The   Three    Uttic 
F'shes)    ,03 

NINETY-SECOND  DAY 

Seat  Work    ,^5 

Sense  1  raining  2o<; 

Language  (The  Dandelion)   .'.'..'.  205 

NINETY-THIRD    DAY 

Seat  Work    j^g 

Device  for  Drill  ...      208 

Poem  (The  Dandelion)    ...'.'.'..'.'.   208 

NINETY-FOURTH    DAY 

Skat  Work    jio 

Sense  Training  and  Device  por 

Review 210 

Language  (The  Dragon  Fly) '"..'.   210 

NINETY-FIFTH    DAY 

Skat  Work    213 

Device  FOR  Drill .........  213 

NINETY-SIXTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    214 

Language  Game      '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.  214 

Device  for  Drill '.'..'.'.  214 

Ninety-Seventh  Day 

Seat  Work    j,- 

Language  (Birds) 215 

Device  FOR  Drill "  216 

The  Ten  Birds  (Finger  Play) '"! .'  216 

NINETY-EIGHTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    217 

Sense  Training  (Hearing)    .....   217 

Language  (Time)      217 

Game  (The  Clock)   .■.■.;;  217 

NINETY-NINTH    DAY 

Seat  Work    a,g 

Language  (The  Clock  Continued)   210 

Device  for  Drill   aio 

Memory  Gem ][[[  aao 

ONE  HUNDREDTH   DAY 

Seat  Work    aai 

Language  (The  Butterfly)      ..."  aai 

Device  for  Drill  22a 

Action  Poem  (Butterflies) .'  aaa 

Poem  (Butterflies) aaj 


INTRODUCTION 


Seat  Work 

"  The  busy  have  no  time  for  lears^' 

The  problems  of  the  teachers  of  ungraded  schools  are 
many,  but  the  most  difficult  is  to  devise  profitable  and 
suitable  employment  for  the  pupils  during  their  leisure 
hours. 

The  seat  work  must  be  interesting,  full  of  purpose  and 
attractive.  It  must  test  the  child's  knowledge  and  skill 
in  connection  with  his  former  lessons.  If  it  results  in  a 
clearer  perception  of  some  past  lesson,  or  added  develoi)- 
ment  of  the  faculties,  it  is  good;  if  it  only  fills  up  time, 
it  is  useless. 

Sense  Training 

Sense  training  plays  an  important  part  in  primary  work. 
Pupils  form  their  later  concei)ts  from  their  earlier  per- 
cepts. These  sense  products  become  the  foundation  for 
the  images  of  memory  and  imagination,  so  that  by  train- 
ing the  child's  senses  we  add  materially  to  the  clearness 
and  strength  of  the  thoughts  and  judgments  which  help 
him  to  become  a  more  perfect  product  in  after  life. 

7 


Introduction 


Games 


Sense  training  may  be  made  more  interesting  by  means 
of  games.  In  order  to  have  any  cxJucational  value  these 
games  must  rcfjuire  mental  elTorts  and  have  a  hygienic 
and  recreative  value.  Some  of  the  games  in  this  took 
are  to  be  played  out  of-doors;  others  in  the  school- room. 
A  few  are  for  relaxation,  but  the  majority  have  for  their 
purpose  the  development  of  some  faculty  or  the  enlarge- 
ment of  some  sphere  of  thought. 

Paper  Cutting 

Paper  cutting  is  valuable  to  the  development  of  the 
child  because  it  aids  him  to  form  clearer  images  of  the 
objects  cut,  trains  the  eye,  and  develops  the  muscles  of 
the  hand. 

Sewing,  folding,  drawing,  and  modelling  help  to  de- 
velop the  idea  of  form.  The  power  to  use  material  leads 
to  a  feeling  of  independence  in  thought  and  action  which 
will  later  result  in  a  self-reliant  attitude  toward  the  prob- 
lems of  life. 

Suggestions 

Spool  boxes  or  manila  envelopes  are  invaluable  for 
preserving  material. 

Chalk  lx)xes  form  excellent  recej)taclcs  for  scissors. 

Wooden  butter  plates  make  good  ])latters  for  passing 
lentils,  split  peas,  pegs,  etc. 

Backs  of  pads  are  excellent  for  mounting  paper  cuttings. 

As  new  words  are  developed  write  them  upon  small 
cards  and  give  them  to  each  child  for  his  vocabulary 
box.     The  hcktograph  will  be  of  great  assistance  in  pre- 


Introduction  9 

paring  this  work.  Older  pupils  will  gladly  aid  the 
teacher.  As  soon  as  the  smaller  pupils  begin  to  write 
well  allow  them  to  prepare  their  own  work.  Care  must 
be  taken  to  inspect  the  work  before  it  is  placed  in  the 
boxes. 

Number  each  box  and  its  contents  to  avoid  confusion. 

Select  pupils  for  monitors  who  have  earned  the  right 
by  excellenL  lessons  and  good  behavior.  Try  to  throw 
as  much  responsibility  upon  the  pupils  as  possible. 

Explain  the  seat  work  carefully  so  that  pupils  may  know 
what  is  required  of  them. 

Take  time  to  look  over  it  before  it  is  put  away.  A 
glance  or  a  word  of  admonition  or  praise  will  be  sufficient, 
but  it  will  make  each  pupil  feel  that  his  efforts  have  not 
been  wasted. 

Never  continue  a  lesson  or  a  game  after  the  majority 
of  pupils  have  become  proficient  in  it.  It  may  be  ad- 
visable to  return  to  it  again,  but  there  must  be  steady 
progression  in  school  work  as  in  all  other  walks  of  life. 

Insist  upon  diligence  and  attention  with  no  waste  of 
materials  or  time.  There  must  be  prompt  action  and 
independent  work,  with  no  dawdling.  Enforce  the  rule 
against  copying  or  interfering  with  the  neighbors.  Make 
every  lesson  count  in  increased  skill  and  independence  of 
thought,  and  action,  and  discipline  will  be  reduced  to  a 
minimum. 

It  is  not  intended  that  all  the  material  given  is  to  be 
used  in  one  day.  The  teacher  must  select  that  which 
will  be  of  use  to  her  in  her  daily  work. 

Thanks  are  due  to  the  Educational  Publishing  Com- 
pany, the  American  Book  Company  and  Miss  Eleanor 
Smith  for  the  use  of  poems,  games  and  motion  songs. 


SEAT  WORK 
AND  SENSE  TRAINING 


FIRST  DAY 
Seat  Work 

Cut  along  the  blue  lines  of  writing  paper. 

Outline  with  pegs  or  lentils  the  new  word 
which  the  teacher  has  written  in  a  large  hand 
on  cardboard  or  thick  wrapping  paper. 

Prick  the  outline  of  the  new  word,  which 
has  been  written  on  paper  or  heavy  wrapping 
paper. 

Preserve  these  cards  which  the  children 
prick,  to  be  used  as  sewing  cards  later. 


Sense  Training     "The  Cat" 

Ask  the  pupils  to   bring  pictures  of  cats,  or 
try  to  secure  a  pet  cat. 


12  Seat  Work  ar^  Sense  Training 

Outline 
Sight 

General  appearance 
Head 

Eyes  —  shape  —  color  —  keenness  of 

vision 
Mouth  —  teeth  —  tongue  —  uses 
Nose  —  keen  sense  of  smell 
Whiskers  —  uses 
Body 

Covering  —  color 
Legs 

Feet  —  toes,  etc. 
Touch 

Smooth,  soft 

Hearing 

Mewing  —  growling  —  purring  —  Reasons 
for  the  different  sounds 

Care  of  the  Young 
Habits 

Language 

(In  connection  with  the  sense  training.) 
Question  to  obtain  the  following: 

The  boy  has He  has 

I  see The  girls  have 

There  is It  is 


oem 


Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  13 


Three  in  a  Bed 

Gay  little  velvet  coats, 

One,  tv^o,  three! 
Any  home  happier 

Could  there  be? 
Topsy  and  Tabby 

And  Sleepy-head 
Purring  so  cozily  — 

Three  in  a  bed! 


Woe  to  the  stupid  mouse 

Prowling  about. 
Old  Mother  Pussy 

Is  on  the  lookout, 
Little  cats,  big  cats, 

All  must  be  fed. 
In  the  sky-parlor, 

Three  in  a  bed! 


Mother's  a  gypsy  puss  — 

Often  she  moves. 
Thinking  much  travel 

Her  children  improves 
High-minded  family, 

Very  well-bred. 
No  falling  out  you  see! 

Three  in  a  bed  I 


14  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Game 

To  London 

Pupils  select  a  queen,  her  court,  a  tat,  and  a  very  small 

child  for  the  mouse. 

The  fiueen  seats  herself   in  state  surrounded   ])y   her 

court.     The  mouse  enters  and  runs  around  unobserved. 

The  cat  pays  a  visit  to  the  tjueen,  discovers  the  mouse  and 

frightens   it   under  the  (jucen's   chair.     The   queen   and 

court  run  to  their  seats.     The  cat  leaves  the  room.     The 

mouse  steals  away. 

Pupils  call     "Come   Puss,    Puss,   Puss." 

(Puss  enters) 

Pupils  sing     "Pussy  Cat,  Pussy  Cat,  wliere  have  you 

been?" 
Cat    "Fve  been  to  London  to  see  the  queen." 
Pupils     " Pussy  Cat,  Pussy  Cat,  v^hat  did  you  there ?" 
Puss     "I  frightened  a  little  mouse  under  her  chair." 
Pupils  (shaking  Iheir  fingers  at  Puss)    O-O-O  —  naughty 

Pussy,  Pussy,  Pussy! 


SECOND   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Give  each  pupil  a  ruler.  Show  the  pupils  an 
inch.  Let  them  lay  sticks  an  inch  apart,  either 
horizontally    or    perpendicularly. 

Pupils  outline  with  pegs  or  lentils  a  large 
numeral  which  the  teacher  has  written  upon 
cardboard  or  heavy  wrapping  paper.  Be  care- 
ful to  make  a  cross  at  the  proper  place  for  the 
pupil  to  begin. 

Cut  figures  from  fashion  books,  furniture,  seed 
and  flower  catalogues.  Object  —  the  training 
of  the  muscles  of  the  eye  and  hand. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Review  the  lesson  on  the  cat. 

or 

Qualities  of  birds  discovered  by  the  senses. 
Obtain  a  tame  pigeon  or  a  canary. 

Outline 

Sight 

Appearance 

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Size 

Shape 
Color 
Covering 
Head 

Eyes 

Ears 

Bill  —  reasons  for  shape 
Body 

Wings  —  tail  —  their  uses 
Feet 

Legs  —  number  of  claws  —  Reasons  for 
shape  —  Use 
Touch 

Soft  —  smooth 

Hearing 
Its  call 

Language 

Question  to  obtain  the  following  statements: 

The  bird  can  fly  —  walk  —  sing,  etc. 

I  have  seen 

There  are 

We  have 

The  bird  is 


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Colored  pictures  of  birds.  Show  each  one 
separately  to  the  children.  Require  them  to 
state: 

The  number  of  birds  (three  will  be  sufficient 

at  first). 

Color  of  the  birds. 

Order  in  which  they  were  shown,  etc. 

Insist  upon  complete  statements.  Try  to 
vary  the  form  as  much  as  possible. 

Finger  Play 

Once  a  little  birdie  {Raise  right  thumb) 

Sat  upon  a  tree.  {Hold  out  arm) 

I  asked  the  little  birdie 
To  come  and  live  with  me. 

{Look  up  and  beckon) 

You  shall  have  a  pleasant  home, 
And  a  cage  both  clean  and  sweet, 

{Make  a  cage  with  fingers) 

There'll  be  seeds  and  many  good  things 
Just  for  you  to  eat. 

There'll  be  some  nice  smooth  perches 
Like  the  branches  of  the  trees, 

{Hold  out  fingers) 
And  a  tiny  swing  to  sway  you, 
Just  like  a  summer  breeze. 

{Sway  hand  back  and  jorth) 


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Little  birdie  looked  at  me, 

{Thumb  peep  oi'er  the  finders) 
And  gently  shook  his  head. 

{Shake  thumb) 
"Thank  you  very  kindly, 

But  I'd  rather  not,"  he  said. 

'T  love  the  pretty  cool  green  trees, 
The  lovely  summer  day." 
Then  birdie  spread  his  pretty  wings, 
And  swiftly  flew  away. 

{Motion  oj  flying) 


THIRD   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Try  to  cut  squares. 

Place  these  squares  in  horizontal  or  perpen- 
dicular lines. 

Fold  a  window,  or  a  shawl,  or  a  book. 

Outline  the  figure  of  a  boy.  Find  his  name 
in  the  vocabulary  box.  (The  teacher  must  write 
it  on  the  board  in  order  to  assist  the  pupils 
in  recognizing  it.)  Paste  the  name  under  the 
outlined  figure. 

Sense   Training   Game 

Observation  —  Concentration 

Show  several  cards  containing  the  new  words 
or  sounds.  Have  the  children  visualize  care- 
fully. Send  a  few  from  the  room.  Allow 
some  of  the  remaining  pupils  to  hide  the  cards. 
Recall  the  pupiis  who  were  sent  out.  They  are 
to  find  the  cards.  As  soon  as  each  pupil  has 
discovered   a   word   he   takes   his   seat.     When 

all  or  the  majority  have  found  the  cards  have 

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them  taken  from  their  liiding  places.  Each 
pupil  must  repeat  the  one  he  has  found  or  call 
upon  someone  else  to  do  so.  Continue  hiding 
and  finding  the  cards   until   the   interest  flags. 

Language     {Observation  and  comparison  of  some 
object) 

Type  Lesson 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  fans  to  school. 
Question  to  find  what  can  be  done  with  the 
fan.     Color  —  material. 

How  the  fans  resemble  each  other. 
How  they  differ. 


FOURTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Outline  triangles  of  diffeient  sizes  and  shapes. 

Cut  triangles. 

Make  a  border  of  them. 

Make  a  border  of  squares  and  triangles. 

Outline  or  prick  some  of  the  new  words.  The 
teacher  must  write  them  in  a  large  hand  upon 
cardboard  or  heavy  wrapping  paper  for  this 
work.     Select  the  difficult  words  for  this. 

Game     {To  cultivate  quickness  of  actio fi.) 

Teacher  counts  i,  2,  3,  etc.  The  pupils  rise 
by  rows,  one  after  the  other  in  regular  order. 
The  row  which  completes  the  exercise  first, 
wins.  The  head  one  may  choose  a  prisoner 
from  the  losing  side.  Reverse  the  order  some- 
times by  giving  the  order  to  rise  in  a  body, 
then  seat  themselves  by  rows  from  left  to  right. 
The  row  seated  first  wins. 


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Language 

Picture  of  a  cow.  Card  containing  articles 
obtained  from  the  cow  and  its  Ivind,  sucli  as 
buttons,  comb,  egg  spoon,  leather,  glue,  etc. 
Perhaps  a  sample  of  milk,  cheese,  cream  and 
butter  upon  the  teacher's  desk. 

If  the  pupils  live  in  the  country  they  will  be 
able  to  tell  by 

Sight  —  Shape,  size  and  color  of  the  cow. 
Hearing  —  Sound  made  by  the  cow. 
Touch  —  Whether  the  hide  is  smooth  or  soft. 
Smell  —  Of  the  butter,  cheese,  milk. 
Taste  —  Of  the  milk,  butter,  cheese. 

Mother  Goose  Rhyme 

Hey  diddle,  diddle, 

The  cat  and  the  fiddle,  etc. 


Poem 


The  Cow 

Thank  you,  pretty  cow,  that  made 
Pleasant  milk  to  soak  my  bread; 
Every  morn  and  ever}'  night, 
Warm  and  sweet,  and  pure  and  white. 

Do  not  chew  the  hemlock  rank, 
Growing  on  the  mossy  bank, 


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But  the  yellow  cowslip  eat, 
That  will  make  it  very  sweet. 

Where  the  bubbling  water  flows, 
Where  the  purple  violet  grows, 
Where  the  grass  is  fresh  and  fine, 
Pretty  cow,  go  there  and  dine. 


FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  oblongs. 

Sort  colored  sticks  according  to  size. 

Place  all  duplicate  words  or  sounds  together. 

Make  with  sticks  or  lentils  a  house  or  a  barn, 
or  a  door,  or  a  window. 

Give  each  pupil  a  hektographed  picture  of 
the  reading  lesson.  Call  upon  one  of  the  older 
pupils  to  help  the  little  ones  arrange  the  lesson 
from  the  words  in  their  boxes. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Qualities  of  the  pear  discovered  by  the  senses: 

Sight  —  The  color,  shape,  general  appearance. 

Hearing  —  Detect  difference  in  sound  made 
by  dropping  from  one  hand  to  another  or  from 
hand  to  the  desk,  etc. 

Smell  —  Fragrant. 

Touch  —  Smooth,   cold,   hard,  soft. 

Taste  —  Sweet,  sour. 

Insist  upon  complete  statement.     By  skillful 

questioning  the  answers  may  be  varied  and  the 

pupils  led  to  make  the  following  statements: 
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This  is  a  pear. 
It  grew  — 
Its  color  is 
The  boy  has 

Game 

Pupils  stand  in  a  circle  holding  hands.  The  teacher 
stands  outside  the  circle.  The  children  dance  round 
singing: 

We  dance  around  in  a  circle, 
We  are  so  bright  and  gay, 
Oh,  which  one  is  the  fairest  ? 
Please,  teacher,  teacher,  say. 

The  teacher  names  the  fairest.  The  chosen  one  turns 
and  faces  outward.  The  children  move  round  again 
singing: 

Pretty ,  pretty , 

Turn  thy  pretty  face  away. 

Pretty ,  pretty , 

If  you're  good  you  may  stay. 

The  circle  continues  to  revolve  until  all  have  been  chosen. 

Riddle 

I  am  fragrant,  juicy,  fair, 
I've  a  taste  so  rich  and  rare; 
My  coat  is  sometimes  green, 
Sometimes  yellow  it  is  seen. 
I've  a  heart  with  you  to  share. 
With  brown  seeds  hidden  there. 
Who  will  guess  me?     Now  take  care. 
I'm  one  —  but  still  —  a  pear. 


SIXTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Outline  boat,  chairs,  tables  and  different  arti- 
cles   of   furniture  with  sticks. 

Measure  and  cut  squares  and  oblongs. 

Make  borders  of  the  squares,  oblongs,  triangles 
already  made. 

Sew  the  principal  object  depicted  in  the 
reading  lesson.  For  instance,  if  it  is  a  dog — 
first  sew  the  figure  of  the  dog,  then  his  house, 
his  collar,  the  dish  for  his  food.  Fold  a 
kennel. 

Match  sentences. 

Sense  Training     {Observation — Comparison) 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  pictures  of  dogs.  Try 
to  secure  a  pet  dog. 

Outline 

Size,  shape 

Resemblance  to  a  cat 

Difference 
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Head 

Its  parts 

Compare  with  the  head  of  a  cat 
Compare  eyes,  teeth,  ears,  tongue 
Compare  heads  of  different  breeds  of  dogs 
by  means  of  pictures 
Body 

Its    parts  —  covering 
Tail 

Compare  body  of  cat  and  dog 
Sounds  made  by  dogs  —  meaning  of  different 

sounds  —  as  anger,  pleasure,  etc. 
Habits  of  dogs 
Dogs  of  other  countries 

Try  to  bring  out  the  characteristics  of  dogs 
Their     intelligence,     fidelity,     gratitude, 
obedience 

Rhyme     "Old  Mother  Hubbard." 

Stories     "  Story  of  Gelert."     "  Story  of  Barry." 

Language 

Question  to  obtain  the  following  statements: 

Here  is Its  head  is 

It  is  my Its  color  is 

The  dog  can The  feet  are 


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Select  a  dealer  and  a  buyer. 

Give  each  member  of  the  class  the  name  of  a  dog.     If 
the  class  is  large  repeat  the  names. 
Buyer    I  wish  to  buy  a  dog. 
Dealer    What  kind  of  a  dog  ? 
Buyer    A  greyhound. 

As  soon  as  the  name  is  mentioned  the  child  having  that 
name  runs  to  a  certain  point.  If  the  buyer  catches  him 
before  he  reaches  the  goal,  the  "dog"  takes  the  dealers' 
place. 

FiDO  AND  His  Master 
"Come,  come,  my  pretty  Fido, 

Come,  come  here,  I  say." 
"No,  no,  my  little  master, 
Do  please  let  me  stay; 
Here  on  the  warm  nag  I 
Lie  softly  and  snugly, 
A  sleeping,  sleeping,  sleeping  with  Tray." 

"Come,  come,  my  pretty  Fido, 
Stand  up  for  some  sport!" 
"No,  no,  my  little  master, 
I'd  much  rather  not, 
I  hate  such  a  riot. 
Do  let  me  be  quiet, 
A  dreaming,  dreaming,  dreaming  so  sweet." 

"Come,  come,  my  little  Fido, 

Come  here  for  some  meat!" 
"Yes,  yes,  my  little  master. 

It  smells  good  and  sweet. 


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I  long  to  begin  it, 
I  come,  then,  this  minute, 
I  think  it,  think  it,  think  it  a  treat." 

Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Tell  each  child  to  draw  a  bag  upon  his  paper. 
The  teacher  draws  a  large  bag  upon  the  board. 
The  pupils  name  words  from  a  list  upon  the 
board  or  from  cards.  If  a  pupil  repeats  a  word 
correctly  each  child  must  write  it  in  his  bag; 
if  the  pupil  fails,  the  teacher  writes  the  word 
in  her  bag.  At  the  close  of  the  drill  each  child 
who  failed  must  try  to  take  his  word  out  of  the 
teacher's  bag  by  repeating  it  correctly. 


SEVENTH    DAY 
Seat  Work 

Cut  oblongs  and  write  a  figure  in  each. 


Sort  colored  worsted  according  to  color. 

Make  triangles  and  turn  them  into  tents  by 
cutting  flaps. 

Outline  and  sew  the  principal  object  in 
the  lesson. 

Sense  Training 

Repeat  some  one  of  the  former  lessons. 

Language 
Continue  the  lesson  on  the  dog. 

Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Draw  a  tight-rope  on  the  board.  Write  words 
or  sounds  upon  the  rope.     Pupils  walk  across 


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by  repeating  the  words  or  sounds.     If  they  miss 
they  are  supposed  to  fall  off. 

Motion  Song 

(Music  in  "Motion  Songs"  published  by  Educational 
Publishing  Company.) 

Clap,  clap  altogether, 

Clap,  clap  away; 
This  is  the  way  we  exercise 

In  our  public  school  to-day. 

Shoot,  shoot  altogether. 

Shoot,  shoot  away; 
This  is  the  way  we  exercise 

In  our  public  school  to-day. 

(The  song  continues,  using  the  motions  of  turning,  wav- 
ing the  hands,  marking  time,  etc.) 


EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Draw  and  cut  out  circles. 
Make  a  horizontal  row  of  circles. 
Make  a  perpendicular  row  of  circles. 
Measure  and  cut  squares  of  given  dimensions. 
Sew  some  of  the  words  pricked  in  the  previous 
lessons. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Comparison  between  fruits. 
Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  fruits. 
Compare  the  fruit  as  to 

Size 

Shape 

Color 

Taste 

Odor 

Notice  the  similarity  —  the  difference. 

Require  complete  statements  for  answers. 

Qualities    discovered    by   the    senses  —  sight, 

taste,  smell. 
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Ask  the  pupils  to  close  their  eyes  and  detect 
the  fruit  by  touch,  taste,  smell. 

Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Give  a  beanbag  to  one  child  —  cards  contain- 
ing sounds  to  another.  The  child  holding  the 
beanbag  throws  it  to  a  pupil.  At  the  same  time 
the  child  holding  the  cards  shows  one.  The  child 
to  whom  the  bag  is  thrown  must  catch  it  and  re- 
peat the  word  or  sound,  or  pay  a  forfeit.  The 
work  must  be  rapid,  otherwise  the  pupils  will 
lose  interest. 

Song 

Bean  bag,  bean  bag, 
Play  a  game  of  bean  bag; 
Throw  it  first  to  little  B, 

Then  to ,  then  to  me. 

Bean  bag,  bean  bag, 
Play  a  game  of  bean  bag. 


NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew  some  of  the  words  pricked  in  the  previous 
lessons. 

Measure  and  cut  strips  of  paper  into  given 
lengths  —  fold  into  inches. 

Make  a  simple  design  with  sticks. 

Fold  a  booklet  —  paste  a  few  of  the  sounds  or 
words  in  it. 

Language      {Lfsson  on  Right  and  Left) 

Teacher     You  may  bring  me  a  pencil,  Ella. 

Teacher  With  what  did  Ella  bring  me  the 
pencil,  John  ? 

ChiU  Ella  brought  you  the  pencil  in  her 
hand. 

Teacher  (to  first  ChiU)  Show  me  the  hand 
which  brought  the  pencil. 

ChiU  This  is  the  hand  which  brought  the 
pencil. 

Teacher  You  may  face  me,  Ella.  Raise  the 
hand  which  brought  the  pencil.  You  may  all 
raise  the  same  hand.     {The  chiU  must  face  the 

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same  way  as  the  class,  otherwise  the  pupils  will 
become   confused.) 

Teacher  (to  another  child)  You  may  show  me 
your  pencil.     Show  me  the  hand  you  used. 

Teacher  (to  a  boy)  You  may  show  me  your 
knife.     Which  hand  held  the  knife  ? 

Boy     This  hand  held  the  knife. 

Continue  giving  directions  until  the  children's 
attention  is  concentrated  upon  the  right  hand. 

Continue  — 

How  many  hands  have  you  ? 

You  may  all  raise  your  hands. 

The  children  will  naturally  raise  the  right  hand. 

That  is  not  the  hand  I  want. 

Why  did  you  not  raise  the  hand  I  wanted  ? 

Elicit  that  the  pupils  did  not  know  which 
hand  the  teacher  wanted. 

Draw  from  them  that  each  hand  must  have  a 
name.     Give  the  term  "Right." 

Ask  pupils  to  repeat  the  name. 

Write  it  upon  the  board. 

Have  each  pupil  raise  his  right  hand  and  re- 
peat, "This  is  my  right  hand." 

Continue  — 

What  do  you  do  with  your  right  hand  ? 


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Each  time  the  pupil  replies  he  must  hold  up 
his  right  hand  and  make  a  complete  statement. 
Give  thorough  drill  upon  the  right  hand. 

Language 

Require  complete  statements.     Vary  the  an- 
swers by  skillful  questioning. 


TENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Lay  some  of  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  with 
sticks  — 

M    T    A 

See  how  many  times  the  pupil  can  find  a  cer- 
tain word  on  a  page  or  in  a  list.  Teach  them 
how  to  look  carefully  and  systematically. 

Make  squares,  oblongs,  triangles,  and  write 
a  figure  in  each. 

Sense  Training 

Review  the  work  of  the  right  hand. 

Give  the  term  left. 

Drill  on  it  as  for  the  right  hand. 

Continue. 

Show  me  your  right  hand.  Pupils  do  so 
stating,  "This  is  my  right  hand." 

Teacher  Show  me  your  right  ear.  Which 
is  your  left  ear  ?  Point  to  your  left  eye.  Show 
me  your  right  one. 

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Continue  naming  the  different  parts  of  the 
body  until  the  pupils  do  so  rapidly. 

Further  drill 

Point  to  the  right  side  of  your  desk. 

Point  to  the  right  side  of  the  room. 

Who  sits  at  your  left  .^ 

Who  sits  at  your  right  ^ 

Walk  to  the  left  side  of  the  room. 

Name  the  things  on  the  left  side  of  the  room. 

On  which  side  of  the  room  is  the  door  ^ 

Close  with  a  rapid  drill  on  left  and  right. 

Game  and  device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Draw  a  large  square  upon  the  board.  Divide 
it  into  sections.  Write  a  different  word  or  sound 
in  each  section.  Send  two  or  three  pupils  to  the 
board  with  pointers.  Tell  them  to  close  their 
eyes. 

The  class  sings: 

Tit,  tat,  toe. 

Around  the  square  they  go, 

Hit  or  miss, 

Stop  at  this. 

While  the  class  is  singing  the  pupils  have 
moved  their  pointers  over  the  square.     At  the 


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word  "This"  the  children  attempt  to  place  the 
pointers  upon  a  word  or  sound.  The  one  who 
succeeds  pronounces  it,  then  chooses  another 
pupil  to  take  his  place. 

Song 

Hold  Up  the  Right  Hand 

(From  "Motion  Songs,"  Educational  Publishing  Com- 
pany.) 

Hold  up  the  right  hand, 

Hold  the  left  hand, 

Now  hold  up  both, 

Then  clap,  clap,  clap. 
Now   let    the    blacksmith    strike   on   the   anvil, 
Now  let  the  cobbler  give  his  rap,  tap,  tap. 


ELEVENTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Weave  a  mat  or  make  round  one  by  coiling 
and  sewing  shoe-strings. 

Draw  a  flight  of  stairs  or  a  ladder.  Write 
a  word  or  a  sound  upon  each  step.  Just  be- 
fore the  work  is  put  away  ask  the  pupils  to  run 
up  and  down,  to  carry  someone  half  way,  to  go 
to  the  top  and  bring  someone  down,  etc. 

Sense  Training 

Continue  the  drill  upon  left  and  right. 

Find  objects  on  the  left  side  of  the  room  —  the 
right. 

Introduce  back  and  front  in  a  lesson  similar 
to  those  given  for  the  development  of  right  and 
left.     Require   complete   statements. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  dhU 

Draw  lanterns  on  the  board.     Place  a  word 

or  sound  in  each.     The  pupil  who  can  read  the 

word  or  sound  correctly  is  said  to  blow  out  the 

lantern. 

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Song 

Hold  Up  the  Right  Hand 

(From  "Motion  Songs,"  Educational  Publisliing  Com- 
pany.) 

Repeat  the  first  verse. 
Teach : 

Cross  arms  to  elbows, 

Straight  keep  the  feet. 

The  head  upright. 
Now  see  the  sailor  pull  at  the  rope,  boys, 
Now  watch  the  woodman  wield  his  ax  so  bright. 

Chorus 

Clap,  clap,  bang,  bang,  rap,  tap,  tap, 

Clap,  clap  at  play. 

Joyous  and  gay. 

Bang,  bang, 

Rap,  rap. 

Work,  work  away. 


TWELFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Fold  a  book.     Write  the  sounds,  with  a  word 
containing  each,  as  : 
f —  fan;   s  —  sit,  etc. 
Lay  pegs  as  follows: 

11+11=1111 

1+11=  III     etc. 

If  the  Grube  method  is  not  used  substitute 
some  exercises  from  the  regular  method  em- 
ployed. 

Sense  Training  and  Language   (continued) 

This  lesson  is  not  to  be  given  unless  the 
majority  of  pupils  are  reasonably  sure  of  the 
terms  left  and  right. 

Review  right  and  left  in  every  conceivable 
way. 

Send  a  pupil  to  the  table  to  find  the  right  and 

left  sides. 

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Change  her  position.  Tell  her  to  show  the 
right  and  left  side  again.  Class  note  the  differ- 
ence. 

Place  two  children  facing  each  other.  Tell 
them  to  go  to  the  right.  Call  attention  to  the 
fact  that  they  each  moved  in  an  opposite  direc- 
tion. 

Send  a  child  to  the  board.  Ask  him  to  point 
to  the  right.  Change  his  position.  Tell  him 
to  point  to  the  right.  Give  many  examples 
and  lead  the  pupils  to  conclude  that  right  and 
left  depend  upon  the  position  in  which  they 
stand  and  that  there  must  be  certain  fixed 
terms  in  order  to  locate  places  and  things. 

Speak  of  the  early  morning  in  winter  —  the 
darkness.  The  reason  for  the  darkness.  After 
a  while  it  becomes  light.  Why .?  Ask  how 
many  have  seen  the  sun  rise.  How  many  can 
point  to  the  place.  If  they  cannot,  tell  them. 
Give  the  name  East  if  they  are  unable  to  do  so. 
Drill  on  it. 

Pupils  point  to  the  east.  Say,  "We  are  point- 
ing to  the  east." 

Pupils  walk  to  the  east.  Say,  "We  are  walk- 
ing to  the  east." 

Pupils  point  to  the  east  side  of  the  room. 

Tell  what  is  on  the  east  wall. 

Face  the  east. 


44  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Continue  the  drill  until  the  majority  of  them 
understand. 

Summary    The  sun  seems  to  rise  in  the  east. 

Game 

Players  arrange  themselves  as  for  London 
Bridge. 

Sing 

Now  the  rain  is  falling  down,  falling  down,  falling  down, 
Now  the  rain  is  faUing  down, 
And  it's  caught  you. 

Instead  of  the  tug-of-war  at  the  end  the  pupils 
may  have  a  grand  march.  Each  half  moving 
in  opposite  directions  and  weaving  a  chain  when 
they  meet. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

A  paper  plate  full  of  words.  Pupils  sing 
** Little  Jack  Horner,"  while  they  take  turns 
in  representing  Jack.  At  the  line,  "He  put  in 
his  thumb,"  Jack  selects  a  word.  If  he  can 
read  it  he  keeps  it  until  the  plate  is  empty. 
Each  repeats  his  word  and  returns  it  to  the 
plate.  Failure  to  read  a  word  involves  finding 
the  word  in  the  lesson  and  trying  to  make  out 
its  meaning  by  reading  the  sentence.  If  he 
cannot  the  class  may  tell  him. 


THIRTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut   or    draw    squares    or    circles. 
Mount  and  arrange  as  follows: 


O 


one 


one 


OO 


two 


Copy  some  of  the  new  words  having  similar 
endings. 


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46  Scat  Work  and  Sense  Training; 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Review  right  and  left. 
Review  east. 

Develop  West,  using  the  same  method  as  for 
east. 

Require  complete  statements. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Divide  the  class  as  for  a  spelling  match. 
Write  the  words  quickly  upon  the  board  or  show 
the  perception  cards.  The  pupils  take  turns 
in  repeating  the  words  as  in  a  regular  spelling 
match.  A  failure  allows  the  captain  of  the 
winning  side  to  choose  from  the  losing  side. 
The  one  who  fails  writes  the  word  or  sound 
neatly.  At  the  close  of  the  game  the  losers 
must  recite  correctly  the  words  which  they 
missed. 


FOURTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Fold  a  piece  of  paper  in  columns  of  equal 
widths.  Copy  the  words  of  the  reading  lesson 
neatly  in  the  columns.  Cut,  and  arrange  in  the 
sentences  of  the  lesson. 

(Caution:  Be  sure  to  allow  a  few  pupils  to  read 
the  lesson  aloud  before  placing  the  words  in  the 
vocabularly  boxes.) 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Review  east  and  west. 
Teach  South. 

Game 

The  Cat  and  the  Mice 

Select  several  of  the  smallest  pupils  for  mice;  a  large 
one  for  cat.  The  mice  retire  to  the  clothing  closet.  The 
cat  enters  the  room,  walks  around,  then  curls  down  in  a 
corner  to  sleep.  The  mice  creep  out  and  play  about. 
The  cat  suddenly  awakes,  creeps  forward  and  tries  to 
catch  one  of  the  mice.  The  one  caught  becomes  the 
cat. 

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48  Scat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Draw  boxes  upon  the  board.  Write  a  word 
or  sound  in  each.  Tell  the  pupils  the  words 
are  Jack-in-the-Boxes.  The  boxes  may  be 
opened  by  repeating  the  word  or  sound  cor- 
rectly. 

Mother  Goose  Rhyme 

"Hickory,  Dickory,  Dock." 


FIFTEENTH   DAY 


Seat  Work 


one 


two 


Place  all  the  words  having  the  same  sound 
together.     The    one    who    finishes    first,    wins. 

Try  to  copy  the  new  words. 

Give  each  pupil  a  page  from  an  old  primer 
mounted  on  cardboard  and  an  envelope  con- 
taining duplicate  words.  Pupils  match  the 
words  in  the  envelopes  with  the  words  on  the 
page. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Continue  the  review  of  east,  west  and  south. 


Teach  North. 


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50  Scat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Draw  railroad  tracks.  Write  words  upon 
the  tracks.  Pupils  pretend  they  are  engines  or 
trains.  Mark  off  certain  distances  as  stations. 
Tell  a  pupil  to  travel  a  certain  distance  or  to  a 
certain  station  —  that  is  —  repeat  the  words 
within  a  certain  space.  As  soon  as  the  first 
pupil  stops  another  must  take  his  place.  Change 
the  words  often.  Sometimes  have  two  or  three 
travel  together. 


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^v-*^ 


SIXTEENTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew  some  of  the  cards  pricked  in  the  previous 
lessons. 

Make  a  border  with  tablets. 

Draw  triangles,  circles,  or  squares  as  follows: 


0+0=00 

one  and  one    are       two 

A  A+AA  = 

two        and      two         are 

AAAA 

four 

5« 


52  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Trainini^ 

Sense  Training  Game 

Send  some  of  tlie  pupils  to  the  front  of  the 
room.  Whisper  a  sound  or  word  to  each. 
Pupils  take  turns  in  performing  actions  which 
represent  the  sounds  —  the  dove  flaps  its  wing.> 
and  coos,  the  engine  puffs,  the  dog  growls. 
The  remainder  of  the  pupils  are  to  select  the 
proper  sounds  from  the  cards  which  have  been 
arranged  along  the  blackboard  ledge,  and  hand 
the  card  to  the  child  who  has  impersonated  the 
sound. 

Language  in  connection  with  the  game 

The  boy  said  . 

Nora  said . 


Cora  was  an  engine  and  said 


Device  for  word  drill 

Trolley  poles  with  words  upon  the  wires  to 
represent  birds.  The  "Birds"  fly  away  when 
named. 


SEVENTEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Give  each  pupil  a  smaJl  picture  cut  from  some 
reader  —  mount,  find  the  name  in  the  vocabulary 
box,  and  paste  or  write  it  under  the  picture. 
The  finished  page  or  card  will  appear  like  this: 


drum 


kite 


ball 


cup 


* 


star 


cat 


pig 


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54  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Require  each  pupil  to  copy  his  name,  then 
sign  the  paper. 

Sense  Training 

Give  a  slip  containing  one  of  the  old  words 
to  each  of  several  pupils.  Write  a  list  of  these 
w^ords  upon  the  board,  or  place  the  cards  upon 
the  blackboard  ledge.  The  pupils  compare 
their  slips  with  the  list  of  cards,  then  go  to  the 
board  and  point  to  the  word  which  corresponds 
to  the  slip,  saying: 

I  found  . 


My  word  is . 

This  word  is . 

or 
Another  pupil  may  say: 

Katie  found  . 

John's  word  is ,  etc. 

Game 

(Sung  lo  the  tune  of  "The  Mulberry  Bush") 

(Divide  the  boys  and  girls) 
Teacher 

Oh,  what  can  all  the  girls  do  ? 
The  girls  do, 
The  girls  do  ? 
Oh,  what  can  all  the  girls  do, 
I  should  like  to  know. 


Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  55 

Girls     {Motions  0}  sewing) 

Oh,  we  can  sew  and  we  can  bake, 
We  can  sew  and  we  can  bake, 
Oh,  we  can  sew  and  we  can  bake, 
And  that's  what  we  can  do. 

Each  girl  pointing  to  the  one  next  to  her 
That's  her  work  and  my  work. 
That's  her  work  and  my  work, 
That's  her  work  and  my  work, 
And  we  help  mother  too. 

{Motions  0}  stirring  a  cake) 

This  is  the  way  we  make  a  cake, 

Make  a  cake. 

Make  a  cake. 
This  is  the  way  we  make  a  cake, 

Just  so,  so,  so. 

First  girl  to  second 

Is  there  anything  else  that  you  can  do, 

You  can  do. 

You  can  do  ? 
Is  there  anything  else  that  you  can  do? 

Because  I'd  like  to  know. 

Second     {Motions  0}  -washing) 

This  is  way  I  wash  my  clothes, 

Wash  my  clothes. 

Wash  my  clothes, 
This  is  the  way  I  wash  my  clothes. 
Do  you  think  I  wash  them  right? 


56  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

First 

You  wash  them  very  nicely, 

Nicely, 

Nicely, 
You  wash  them  very  nicely. 
As  well  as  I  could  do. 

Third  Girl  to  Boys 

Now  tell  us  what  the  lx)ys  can  do, 

Boys  can  do, 

Boys  can  do, 
Now  tell  us  what  the  Ixjys  can  do, 
For  we  should  like  to  know. 

Boys  (matching) 

We  can  march  and  we  can  sing, 
We  can  march  and  we  can  sing. 
We  can  march  and  we  can  sing. 
And  what  do  you  think  of  that  ? 


Girls 


We  like  to  see  tlie  marching, 
The  marching, 
The  marching. 

We  like  to  see  the  marching, 

For  you  do  it  well 

Boys     (shooting  and  fighting) 

We  can  shoot  and  we  can  fight. 

We  can  fight, 

We  can  fight, 
We  can  shoot  and  we  can  fight, 
And  that's  what  you  can't  do. 


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Girls 

Girls  weren't  made  to  be  soldiers, 

Soldiers, 

Soldiers, 
Girls  weren't  made  to  be  soldiers, 
They  were  made  to  keep  house. 

{Continue  in  this  way,  bringing  in  different  actions  for 
the  girls  and  hoys.) 

At  last  the  teacher  sings 

And  is  that  all  the  children  can  do, 

Children  can  do, 

Children  can  do? 
Come  tell  me  now. 

Children 

We  can  study  ever}^  day, 
We  know  how  to  laugh  and  play; 
This  is  how  we  laugh  and  play, 
Ha!  Ha!  Ha! 
{Dafice  in  a  circle.) 


EIGHTEENTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Select  words  having  a  certain  number  of  letters. 

Make  a  list  of  them,  using  the  vocabulary  boxes. 

Arrange  the  names  of  the  objects  as  follows: 


The  boy  has  a  ball. 


The  apple  is  red. 


hen 


Is  the  hen  eating? 


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Language     (Lesson  on  Wheat) 

Material 

Several  heads  of  wheat,  articles  made  from 
wheat,  straw,  etc. 
Facts 

Belongs  to  the  grass  family. 

Hollow  stems. 

Spring  wheat   sown  in   the   spring;   winter 
wheat  in  the  autumn. 
Heads  —  some  bearded,  some  without  beards. 

Green  at  first,  but  change  to  yellow  as  they 
ripen. 
When  ripe,  it  is  reaped,  and  tied  into  sheaves. 
Threshed  — -  kernels  beaten  out  of  their  shells. 
Shells  called  chaff. 
Stems 

Straw. 

Uses  of  straw. 

Kernels  ground  into  flour. 

Outside  of  the  kernels  —  bran. 

Ask  pupils  to  bring  articles  made  from  wheat. 

Device  for  review 

Tents.  Each  tent  containing  a  word  which 
represents  a  soldier.  If  the  pupils  can  repeat 
the  words  correctly,  the  soldiers  may  come  out 
of  their  tents. 


6o  Seat  Work  iind  Sense  Training 

Game 

Jolly  Miller 

Pupils  march  by  twos  in  a  circle.  One  representing 
the  miller  walks  outside.  As  they  utter  the  word  "grab" 
each  one  on  the  outside  takes  the  partner  behind.  The 
miller  must  try  to  get  a  partner.  If  he  succeeds  the  one 
bereft  becomes  the  miller. 

Song 

There  was  a  jolly  miller, 

Who  lived  by  himself, 
And  all  the  money  that  he  earned, 

He  put  uj)on  a  shelf. 
One  hand  on  his  wheel, 

One  hand  on  his  bag, 
As  the  mill  wheel  turns 

He  makes  his  grab. 

Story     ("The  Little  Red  Hen") 

Rhyme 

Blow,  winds,  blow, 

And  go,  mill,  go; 

That  the  miller  may  grind  the  wheat, 

Then  tlic  Ijaker  will  take  it 

And  into  bread  make  it, 

And  bring  it  to  us  to  eat. 


NINETEENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Make  little  problems  as  follows: 

One  cup  and  one  cup  are  two  cups. 

Cut  string  into  certain  lengths. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on  Wheat. 


Kjame 

Little  Boy  Blue 

Pupils  form  a  circle  around  one  of  their  number  who 

pretends  to  be  asleep. 
Sing  the  nursery  rhyme,  "Little  Boy  Blue." 
Little  Boy  Blue  awakens,  touches  one  of  the  children, 

who  must  leave  his  place  in  the  circle  and  run  to  the 

right.     Boy  Blue  runs  to  the  left.     The  object   is  to  see 

which  can  reach  the  vacant  place  first. 

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62  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Device  for  drill 


hparri 


whirr 


put 


what      J 


Place  difficult  words  on  the  steps.  Pupils 
climb  up  by  twos  and  threes.  When  they  reach 
the  top,  they  must  read  the  sentence  very  quickly 
in  order  to  get  down.  Change  the  words  very 
often. 


TWENTIETH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Stick   laying   as   a    drill    upon   the   numbers 
Two  and  Three. 


Game 

{Children  form  a  circle  with  one  of  their  number  in  the 
center.) 


The  one  in  the  center  sings 

Hurrah,  I  am  a  frolicsome  man 
A  frolicsome  man, 
A  frolicsome  man, 

Say  can  I  fiddle  ?     Oh,  yes  I  can, 
Yes  I  can. 

Fiddle  dee  dee!     Fiddle  dee  dee! 

Hum!  Hum!    Hum! 


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64  Seat  Work  and  Sense  1" raining 

Second  Pupil 

Turn  ye,  twist  ye,  rum,  turn,  turn! 
Turn  yc,  twist  yc,  rum,  tum,  turn! 

Third  Pupil 

Say  can  he  fiddle?     Oh,  yes  he  can. 

While  the  first  child  is  singing  he  dances  round  and  goes 
tlirough  the  motion  of  playing  upon  a  violin.  The  circle 
revolving  at  the  same  time. 

At  "turn  ye,"  etc,,  each  child  takesai)artner  and  turns. 

When  the  third  child  speaks  each  pupil  turns  to  his 
neighbor  and  rei)eats: 

Say  can  he  liddle?     Oh,  yes  he  can. 


TWENTY-FIRST  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  the  figures  with  which  they  are  familiar 
from  old  calendars.  Arrange  in  regular  order. 
Copy  carefully. 

Write  the  name  after  each.  (The  teacher 
must  place  the  names  of  the  figures  upon  the 
board  for  the  pupils  to  copy.) 

Sense  Training  and  Device  for  Drill 

(Hearing) 

Send  a  few  pupils  to  the  front  of  the  room. 
Remainder  of  the  pupils  close  their  eyes.  The 
pupils  in  front  repeat  words  or  sounds  from  the 
perception  cards  or  from  a  list.  The  remainder 
of  the  pupils  take  turns  in  telling  the  name  of 
the  pupil  who  recited,  then  open  their  eyes  and 
find  the  word  which  was  repeated. 

Language 

Require  complete  statements  in  the  Sense 
Training.  Vary  these  statements  by  questioning, 
as: 

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66  Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Who  said  "Boy"? 

What  boy  spoke  or  recited  ? 

What  did  you  hear? 

Game 

The  Mill 

Children  form  a  wheel  by  clasping  hands  across.  One 
child  outside  the  wheel  represents  the  miller.  The  wheel 
revolves  while  the  miller  walks  round  it.  As  the  last  line 
is  sung  the  children  unclasp  hands,  turn  and  clasp  hands 
again.  The  miller  tries  to  join  hands  with  some  one. 
If  he  succeeds  the  child  who  loses  his  partner  becomes  ' 

the  miller. 


Song 


He's  a  jolly  miller, 

No  care  he  knows, 

As  round  his  mill  he  gaily  goes. 

Clack  a  clack,  clack,  so  gaily  it  goes, 

Clack  a  clack,  clack,  so  gaily  it  goes. 

(Pupils  clap  and  turn) 


His  work  is  useful,  his  work  is  right, 
And  thus  he  keeps  busy  from  morning  till  night. 
Clack-a-clack,  clack,  so  gaily  it  goes, 
Clack-a-clack,  clack,  so  gaily  it  goes, 
Come  join  in  his  labor  and  join  in  his  song, 
And  we  will  be  merry  all  the  day  long. 


I 


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Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  67 


The  Mill  Wheel 

Round  and  round  it  goes, 

As  fast  the  water  flows, 

The  dripping,  dropping,  rolling  wheel. 

That  turns  the  dusty  noisy  mill, 

Round  and  round  it  goes. 

Turning  all  the  day, 

It  never  stops  to  play, 

The  dripping,  dropping,  rolling  wheel, 

But  keeps  on  grinding  golden  meal, 

Turning  all  the  day. 


TWENTY-SECOND   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Fold  a  box.  Copy  new  and  difficult  words 
in  columns.  Cut  and  place  in  the  boxes.  As 
soon  as  each  pupil  can  repeat  the  words  in  his 
box  he  may  take  it  home. 

A  piece  of  heavy  paper  or  cardboard  arranged 
as  follows: 


The  boy 

has 

a  gun. 

Is 

the  girl 

small  ? 

See 

the  bird 

fly! 

and  an  envelope  containing  the  words  written 
upon  the  card.  Place  the  words  from  the 
envelope  over  the  duplicate  words  upon  the 
card,  thus  practically  reconstructing  the  lesson. 

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Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  69 

Sense  Training  {Touch) 

Blindfold  a  few  pupils.  Distribute  some  of 
the  coarsest  sewing  cards.  The  pupils  are  to 
endeavor  to  detect  the  figure  upon  the  card  by 
sense  of  touch. 

Language 

Colored  pictures  of  animals.  Pupils  state 
the  name  of  each  animal,  what  it  can  do,  what  it 
eats,  etc. 

Example 

Teacher  {showing  a  picture  of  a  horse) 
"What    is    this.?" 

Pupil  "It  is  a  horse."  Or,  "That  is  a 
horse." 

Teacher     "What  can  it  do  .?" 

Pupil     "It  can  run." 

Teacher     "  What  does  it  eat  ? " 

Pupil     "  It  eats  hay." 

Device  for  reading  drill 

Pupils  select  their  favorite  lessons.  Read 
the  favorite  of  the  greatest  number. 


TWENTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  model  an  apple. 
Make  a  border  of  apples. 

Pupils  select  words  or  phrases  from  their 
reading  lessons,  using  a  list  written  upon  the 
board  for  a  guide.  Write  carefully  on  paper 
and  place  the  number  of  the  line  beside  it. 
This  will  necessitate  a  careful  examination  of 
the  reading  lesson. 

Example 

Line  i  —  Kate. 
Line  5  —  shall. 
Lines  4  and  6  —  will  have. 


Sense  Training  and  Language 

Select   apples   from   other   fruit   by   sense  of 
touch,  taste,  smell,  sight. 

Require  complete  statements  for  answers. 

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Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  71 

Game 

A  few  children  with  arms  upraised  to  repre- 
sent trees. 

Others  with  baskets  on  their  arms  or  aprons 
held  up. 

The  trees  sway  in  the  wind.  Some  of  the 
children  jump  lightly  to  catch  imaginary 
branches,  others  pretend  to  knock  them  off  with 
sticks,  some  shake  the  trees,  some  gather  the 
apples  in  imaginary  aprons,  or  baskets,  then 
empty  into  imaginary  bushel  baskets. 

Device  for  drill 

A  tree  with  words  or  sounds  for  apples. 
Pupils  pick  by  repeating  correctly. 

Song     "The  Apple" 
(See  next  page  ) 


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Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training 


The  Apple 


Alice  E.  Allen 

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Caryl  B.  Rich 


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Oh,    once  there  was       a  bios-  som,    A  dain  -  ty  lit  -  tie 


^m^^^E^m 


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elf;    It  dwelt  up -on    the  tree- top,  All   day    it     swung  it 


^3^^ 


^^ 


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self.    It    left  the  sun  -  ny   or-chard  Where  rob-in  red-breasts 


lit  -  tie,  mel-  low,  Round  and   ro  -  sy      ap   -  pie  I 


TWENTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Each  pupil  select  his  favorite  lesson  and  make 
all  or  parts  of  it  with  his  word  cards. 
Copy  the  first  three  days  of  the  week. 
Simple   work   in  arithmetic. 

Sense  Training     {Observation) 

Pupils  close  eyes.  The  teacher  passes  quickly 
around  the  room  and  tells  a  few  children  to  make 
some  changes  in  the  room.  They  do  so  quickly, 
then  resume  their  seats.  The  other  pupils 
open  their  eyes  and  tell  what  has  been   done. 

Language 

The  days  of  the  week.  Insist  upon  com- 
plete statements. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Draw  tops  on  the  board.  Write  a  word  or 
sound  in  each.  The  children  spin  the  tops  by 
repeating  the  words  or  sounds  correctly. 

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74  Scat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Rhyme 

Monday's  child  is  fair  of  face; 
Tuesday's  child  is  full  of  ^race; 
Wednesday's  child  is  merry  and  glad; 
Thursday's  child  is  sour  and  sad; 
Friday's  child  is  loving  and  giving; 
Saturday's  child  must  work  for  his  living; 
But  the  child  that  is  born  on  the  Sabbath  Day 
Is  bright  and  bonny  and  good  and  gay. 


TWENTY-FIFTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Cut  paper  dolls  from  fashion  magazines. 
Cut  dresses,  hats,  etc.,  from  mail  order  catalogues. 
Write  the  name  upon  each  article,  or,  if  that 
is  not  possible,  mount  on  pad  backs  and  write 
the  name  under  each. 

Find  the  longest  and  shortest  sentences  in  the 
reading  lesson.  (This  will  necessitate  count- 
ing.)    Copy    the    sentences. 

Motion  Song 

Out  of  the  Window 

(Music  in  "Motion  Songs,"  published  by  the  Educa- 
tional  Publishing   Company.) 

Out  of  the  window  over  the  way, 
Saw  I  a  cobbler,  mending  to-day, 

Thump  went  the  hammer  on 's  shoe, 

"Humph,"  said  the  cobbler,  "I  guess  you'll  do." 

Out  of  the  window  over  the  way. 

Saw  I  a  tailor,  sewing  to-day. 

How  did  he  do  it  ?    Why,  to  and  fro, 

Ran  his  great  needle  through  the  cloth  —  so. 

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Out  of  the  window,  over  the  way, 

Saw  1  tlie  children  in  school  to-day. 

What  were  they  doing  ?     Why,  don't  you  know  ? 

Writing  straight  letters  on  jiages  of  snow. 

Out  of  the  window,  over  the  way, 
Soon  will  be  closing  the  gates  of  the  day. 
Then  will  the  children  in  robes  of  white 
Sleepily  murmur,  "Good-night,  Good-night." 

Device  for  word  and  sound  drill 

Lanterns  on  the  board.  Light  each  lantern 
by  repeating  and  writing  a  word  or  sound  from 
a  hst  or  from  the  cards. 


TWENTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Distribute  duplicate  pictures  of  one  of  the 
reading  lessons.  The  pupils  must  find  the 
lesson  in  their  reader  to  which  the  picture  be- 
longs and  make  it  with  his  word  cards.  If  the 
lesson  is  long,  make  only  a  portion.  At  the 
conclusion  call  upon  some  of  the  dull  pupils 
to  read  the  lesson. 

Sense  Training 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  balls  to  school.  Add 
a  few  colored  ones. 

Pupils  describe  —  compare  —  notice  similar- 
ity —  difference. 

Distinguish  by  sense  of  touch.  Detect  differ- 
ence in  sound  when  dropped. 

Game 

{Two  lines  of  pupils) 

Throw  the  ball  back  and  forth  using  both 
hands. 

Throw  the  ball  up,  catch  it,  then  throw  to 
the  opposite  child. 

(This  work  must  be  done  rapidly.) 

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TWENTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Matching  words. 

Arrange  figures  cut  from  calendars  in  regular 
order. 

Sort  and  place  all  duplicate  figures  together. 
Continue  copying  the  days  of  the  week. 

Sense  Training  Game 

Send  one  pupil  from  the  room.  Two  pupils 
hide.  The  first  pupil  returns.  First  he  must 
tell  what  pupils  have  hidden.  Then  he  must 
find  them.  The  class  meanwhile  sings,  "Little 
Bo-peep." 

Language     (The  days  of  the  week) 

Repeat. 

How  many  are  there  ^. 
What  is  done  on  each  day .? 
Require  complete  statements. 

Game  and  Song      ("The  Mulberry  Bush") 

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TWENTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Find  the  new  words.  Copy  the  sentences 
containing  them. 

Copy  the  days  of  the  week. 

Copy  some  of  the  addition  combinations. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Colored  pictures  of  fruit,  animals  and  flowers 
upon  the  blackboard  ledge.  Select  a  few  pupils, 
give  each  the  name  of  an  animal,  flower,  etc. 
The  pupils  are  to  select  their  picture  from  the 
others  and  make  a  statement  about  it.  Vary  by 
requiring  them  to  ask  questions  of  the  pupils  in 
their  seats  as:   "What  have  I  ?     What  is  this  .?'* 

Game 

The  Town  Musicians 

(Translated  from  the  German) 

Pupils  stand  in  a  line  one  hack  oj  the  other.     Leader  faces 
the  others  and  sings 

I  am  a  fine  musician  and  out  of  Bremen  come 

I  can  blow  so,  so.     {Imitates  action  of  blowing  a  horn) 

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Second  pupil  (turning  to   I  he  third) 

He  is  a  fine  musician  and  has  from  Bremen  come. 
He  can  blow  so,  so.     (Repeating  the  action  oj  the  leader) 

Third 
I  can  fiddle  so,  so.     (Action  oj  playing  on  a  violin) 

Fourth 

I  can  drum  so,  so.     (Drumming) 
Trumpets  I  blow.     (Blowing  on  a  trumpet) 

(Continue  in  this  way  using  the  name  oj  difjerent  instru- 
ments.) 

Then  altogether  (marching) 

We  are  all  fine  musicians  and  out  of  Bremen  come; 
We  can  blow,  so  so, 
We  can  fiddle  so,  so. 
Trumpets  we  blow,  etc. 

(The  first  time  the  pupils  all  make  the  same  gestures; 
the  second  time  they  each  imitate  a  dijjerent  instrument.) 


TWENTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  flat  irons,  brooms,  tubs,  etc.,  from  house- 
hold catalogues.  Mount  and  write  the  names 
under  each. 

Write  the  days  of  the  week  and  place  some 
article  symbolical  of  the  days  beside  each  name. 


Monday 


Tuesday 


Sense  Training     {Touch) 

Recognize   objects  in  the    room   by   sense  of 
touch.     Require   complete   statements. 

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Choose  sides  as  for  a  spelling  match.  Pin 
or  give  the  name  of  a  color  to  each  pupil.  If 
two  children  receive  the  same  color  the  inter- 
est is  heightened.  The  leader  spins  a  tin  or 
wooden  plate  and  calls  out  the  name  of  two 
colors.  The  owners  of  the  colors  must  grasp 
the  plate  before  it  stops  spinning.  Failure 
to  catch  the  plate  before  it  stops  results  in  a 
mark  against  the  losing  side.  The  object  is 
to  keep  the  score  as  low  as  possible. 

This  may  be  varied  by  holding  up  a  color  or 
colors.  The  owners  must  recognize  them  and 
try  to  catch  the  plate.  This  demands  quick- 
ness of  perception. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

A  pupil  stands  at  the  front  of  the  room.  Word 
cards  are  distributed  to  the  remainder  of  the 
class.  They  rise  in  turn  and  show  their  cards 
to  the  pupil  at  the  front.  He  remains  there 
until  he  has  repeated  a  certain  number  of  words 
correctly  or  until  he  fails.  If  he  repeats  all  the 
words  correctly  he  may  choose  his  successor. 


THIRTIETH   DAY 


Seat  Work 


Copy  short  sentences  containing  the  days  of 
the  week. 

Write  the  numbers  as  far  as  they  know  them. 

Put  together  puzzles  made  by  cutting  up  ad- 
vertising cards. 

Language  Game     (Use  of  "Saw") 

Show  the  class  some  famihar  object. 

What  do  you  see .? 

Remove  the  object. 

What  did  you  see } 

The  pupil  selects  an  object,  and  holds  it    up. 

What  do  you  see  in 's  hand  ? 

Remove  the  object. 

What  did  you  see  in 's  hand  ? 

Send  a  pupil  to  the  door. 

Whom  do  you  see .? 

Tell  the  pupil  to  leave  the  room. 

Whom  did  you  see .? 

Continue  until  the  interest  flags. 

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Song   Game 

The  Rabbit  in  the  Hollow 

(From "Songs and  Roundels. "    Educational  Publishing 
Comj)any.) 

(Children  form  a  circle.     One  in  the  center  for  the  rabbit. 
Rabbit  must  close  his  eyes.) 

The  circle  moves  around  singing 

Rabbit  in  the  hollow  sits  and  sleeps, 
Oh,  poor  rabbit,  are  you  ill. 
That  you  cannot  roam  at  will? 

(Rabbit  opens  his  eyes) 

Rabbit,  hoj)!     Rabbit,  hop!     Rabbit,  hop! 

(Rabbit  hops  around) 

Rabbit,  beware  of  the  dog  to-day, 

For  his  teeth  are  sharp  they  say, 

Better,  better  run  away 

Rabbit,  run!     Rabbit,  run!     Rabbit,  run! 

(Rabbit  runs  around  circle) 

(The  hunters  enters  the  circle.) 

Rabbit,  from  the  hunter  hide. 

He  will  kill  you  with  his  gun, 

If  you  do  not  hide  or  run. 

Rabbit,  hide!     Rabbit,  hide!     Rabbit,  hide! 

(Rabbit  runs  pursued  by  hunter.     Ring  tries  to  hold  him. 
1 1  he  gets  through  he  may  choose  the  next  rabbit) 


THIRTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work 

After  the  lesson  has  been  read  write  part  of  it 
on  the  board,  omitting  the  new  words.  The 
pupils  must  find  the  omitted  words  in  their 
vocabulary  boxes,  then  copy  the  lesson,  supply- 
ing these  words.  The  teacher  may  vary  this  by 
making  a  list  of  the  new  words  for  the  pupils' 
use  instead  of  requiring  them  to  use  the  vocabu- 
lary boxes. 

Sense  Training 

Objects  from  the  Kindergarten  Gifts  —  the 
cube,  the  sphere,  etc.  Ask  one  or  two  pupils 
to  close  their  eyes  and  place  their  hands  behind 
them.  Give  each  child  a  form.  He  must 
recognize  it  by  the  sense  of  touch,  give  its  name, 
and  the  name  of  some  object  that  resembles 
it.     Require  complete  statement. 

Game  and  device  for  drill 

Pin  a  word   upon   each   pupil.     Arrange  the 

children  in  a  circle  with  one  child  in  the  center 

holding  a  pointer. 

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Pupils  dance  around  and  sing: 

We  children  form  a  ring, 

No  one  goes  in  or  out. 
We  skip  around  so  lightly 

The  word  turns  about. 

Before  the  last  line  is  sung,  the  pupil  in  the 
center  points  to  some  child  in  the  ring.  This 
must  be  done  (juickly  or  the  interest  will  lag, 
and  the  game  will  be  spoiled. 


THIRTY-SECOND  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Envelopes  with  short  questions  and  answers 
on  the  outside.  Words  contained  in  the  sen- 
tences in  the  envelopes.  Pupils  arrange  the 
words  in  the  order  of  the  sentences  on  the  en- 
velopes. 

Game  and  device  for  drill 

Place  a  row  of  word  or  sound  cards  on  the 
blackboard  ledge  or  write  a  list  upon  the  board. 
Select  two  or  three  pupils  for  runners.  Give  a 
beanbag  or  ball  to  another  child.  Ask  one  of 
the  pupils  to  call  out  one  of  the  words  or  sounds. 
As  she  does  so  the  child  with  the  ball  or  bag 
throws  it  to  some  member  of  the  class. 

The  runners  must  try  to  get  the  word  before 
the  return  of  the  bag  or  ball.  The  one  who 
wins  selects  someone  to  take  his  place. 


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Motion  Song 

(From  "Motion  Songs,"  published  by  the  Educational 
Publishing  Company.) 

Sides,  waist,  shoulders,  head,  claj),  head: 
Sides,  waist,  sides,  waist,  clap,  clap,  clap. 
Hands  on  the  waist,  backward,  forward, 
Now  in  the  armpits,  down,  uj),  down. 
Left  foot,  right  foot,  left  foot,  right  foot, 
Now  on  tiptoe,  then  down  low  we  go. 
Left  foot,  right  foot,  left  foot,  right  foot, 
Now  on  tiptoe,  then  down  low. 


THIRTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work  t, 

Repeat  the  drill  on  the  days  of  the  week. 
The  pupils  must  write  the  day  of  the  week  at  the 
top  of  their  papers  every  day. 

Make  little  spelling  books.  Write  some  of 
the  most  difficult  words  in  them. 

Paper  cutting  of  some  simple  objects  men- 
tioned in  the  lesson  or  appropriate  to  the  time 
of  the  year. 

Sense  Training  Game     {Touch) 

Send  two  or  three  pupils  to  the  front  of  the 
room.  Blindfold  a  couple  of  others.  Change 
the  position  of  the  children.  The  blindfolded 
children  must  seek  to  recognize  the  others  by 
sense  of  touch. 


Rhyme     {Review) 

"Monday's  child  is  fair  of  face,"  etc. 

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Device  for  drill 

Call  upon  several  pupils  to  give  as  many  of 
the  words  they  have  learned  as  they  can  re- 
member. Write  them  in  different  places  upon 
the  board.  Select  four  pupils.  Call  them  North, 
East,  South  and  West  winds.  Pretend  the 
words  are  leaves.  Arm  the  "winds"  with 
erasers.  One  member  of  the  class  repeats  a 
word,  the  winds  try  to  find  it  and  see  who  can 
erase  the  word  first. 


THIRTY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Arrange  the  words  of  the  lesson  according 
to  the  number  of  letters  they  contain. 

on  =  2  can  =  3 

in   =  2  for  =  3 

an  =  2  see   =  3 

Distribute  sentences  made  from  familiar  words, 
being  careful  to  see  that  the  sentences  are  not 
like  those  in  the  primer  or  reader.  Each  pupil 
is  to  copy  his  sentence,  then  try  to  read  it  to 
himself. 

At  the  conclusion  ask  the  pupils  to  read  all 
the  sentences. 

Language     (''The  School") 

The  class  —  its  name. 

The  name  of  the  school. 

The  street  on  which  it  stands. 

The  teacher's  name. 

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The  principal's  name. 

The  lessons. 

Care  of  the  books  and  other  school  property. 

Game 

(Select  a  keeper,  a  buyer.     The  remainder  of  tlic  pupils 
are  lo  receive  names  of  birds  and  are  to  stand  in  a  row.) 

Keeper  {walking  up  and  down) 

Many  kinds  of  birds  have  I, 
Come,  {)eo])le,  come  and  buy. 


Birds 


Bird  Buyer 


We  are  l)irds  so  bright  and  gay, 
Catch  us  ere  we  fly  away. 


Birds  I'll  buy,  birds  I'll  buy, 
And  from  me  you'll  never  fly. 

{He  selects  a  bird) 

(The  keeper  claps  his  hands  and  the  bird  flies  away.  The 
buyer  tries  to  catch  it.  If  he  succeeds  he  puts  it  in  a 
corner  and  proceeds  to  buy  more  birds.  If  he  fails  he 
becomes  a  bird.) 


THIRTY-FIFTH    DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  the  name  of  the  school. 

Write  —  I  go  to school. 

school  is  my  school. 

Copy  and  arrange  in  sentences  some  of  the 
difficult  words  from  the  lesson  which  have  been 
scattered  over  the   blackboard. 

Sense  Training     {Hearing) 

Several  pupils  rap  upon  articles  in  the  room, 
while  the  class  observes  carefully.  The  pupils 
then  close  their  eyes  while  the  others  repeat  the 
raps.  The  pupils  whose  eyes  are  closed  en- 
deavor to  name  the  objects  rapped  upon. 

Language 

Repeat  the  lesson  upon     The  School." 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

A  circle  to  represent  a  target,  containing 
many  difficult  words  or  sounds.     Arm  two  or 

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three  pupils  with  pointers  for  guns.  A  pupil 
repeats  word  or  sound.  The  pupils  with  point- 
ers are  to  see  which  can  find  it  the  first. 


Stanza 


Hi^h  and  low  ihc  autumn  winds  blow, 
They  drive  the  bees  and  l)lossoms  away, 
And  whirl  the  dry  leaves  over  the  ground ; 
They  shake  the  l)ranches  of  all  the  trees, 
And  scalier  apples  and  nuls  around. 


THIRTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  oblongs  of  a   certain  length  and  width. 
Write  phrase  as:   "I  have"  or  "It  is"  in  each: 


I  ha 


ve 


It  is 


Copy  a  short  list  of  nouns  in  a  column, 
them  in  another  column  and  add  "S." 


Write 


Sense  Training  and  Drill     {Memory  Test) 

Show  a  word  or  sound  card,  then  place  at 
the  back  of  the  pack.  Call  upon  a  pupil  to  give 
the  word  or  sound  after  the  card  has  disap- 
peared. If  perception  cards  are  not  used  the 
words  may  be  written  upon  the  board,  visualized 
and  erased. 

Language 

The  pupil's  name. 

The  number  of  the  house  and  street. 

Review  the  lesson  on  school. 

Drill  on  the  name  of  the  city. 

Require  complete  statements  in  every  instance. 

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Finger  Play 

A  Rhyme  of  the  Week 

(From  Primary  Education) 

(This  may  be  given  as  a  finger  play  or  motion  exercise 
by  the  whole  school;  or  seven  little  maidens,  appropriately 
gowned  for  each  day,  may  each  recite  one  section.  At 
the  close,  let  the  speakers  step  forward  or  back  to  form 
couples  or  groups  of  three  and  walk  happily  around  the 
room  "to  church."  Then,  when  they  reach  their  seats 
again,  let  all  join  in  singing  some  hynm.) 


Monday 


Rub,  rub,  rub! 

Wring,  wring,  wring! 
Rinse,  rinse,  rinse! 

While  we  gaily  sing.    . 
Take  the  clothes  outdoors! 

Hang  them  on  the  line! 
Oh  how  white  they  look! 

Washing  day  is  fine! 


Tuesday 


Sprinkle,    sprinkle,    sprinkle! 

Fold  and  roll  and  press! 
Lay  them  in  the  basket, 

Towel,  sheet,  and  dress. 
Flat-iron's  hissing  hot! 

Oh  but  this  is  fun! 
Merrily  we'll  work 

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Wednesday 

Stir,  stir,  stir! 

Beat,  beat,  beat! 
RoU,  roU,  roll! 

Such  good  things  to  eat! 
Cookies,  cake,  and  pies, 

Bread  and  doughnuts,  too; 
Oh,  but  baking  day  is  great! 

Baking's  pleasant  to  do. 

Thursday 

Shining  little  needle, 

Show  us  your  bright  eye! 
See  the  thread  go  through  it! 

Sewing  we  will  try. 
Pillow-case  or  apron, 

Pretty  gown  or  sheet. 
How  we  loye  to  sew  them 

With  our  stitches  neat! 
All  the  world  in  rags  might  stay 

Were  it  not  for  sewing  day! 

Friday 

Sweep,  sweep,  sweep! 

Nooks  and  comers  all 
Must  be  free  from  dust  and  lint 

Ere  the  shadows  fall. 
Busily  we  ply  our  brooms! 

When  our  sweeping's  done, 
Oh  how  nice  our  rooms  will  look, 

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Saturday 

Scrub,  scrub,  scrub! 

Floors  are  cleaned  to-day: 
Merrily  we  scour  and  rub; 

'Tis  as  good  as  play. 
When  we  work  with  all  our  might, 

Rest  is  coming  soon. 
JoUiest  times  in  all  the  week  come 

Saturday  afternoon. 


Sunday 


Kling,  kling,  kling! 

Bells  up  in  the  steeple 
Swing  and  swing, 

Calling  to  the  people, 
"Smooth  away  the  marks  of  care; 

Don  a  pretty  gown! 
'Tis  the  time  to  go  to  church 

In  country  or  in  town. 
Sunday  is  the  sweetest  day; 

'Tis  the  time  to  praise  and  pray. 

—  Bertha  E.  Bush 


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THIRTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  diflferent  kinds  of 
leaves  to  school. 

Each  pupil  sews,  cuts,  or  draws  two. 

Fasten  the  cut  leaves  to  strings  stretched  across 
the  room,  so  that  they  may  dance  in  the  wind. 

Color  the  leaves  and  write  a  sentence  about 
each. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Observation  of  leaves.  Comparison  —  differ- 
ence.    Select  one  type  for  study. 

Compare  it  with  the  other  leaves.  Show 
the   similarity  —  the   difference. 

Compare  the  color,  arrangement  of  veins, 
mid-rib,  stem,  indentations. 

The  answers  must  be  given  in  sentences. 
Avoid  the  use  of  "I  see."  Question  to  obtain 
a  different  expression  from  each  pupil. 

Device 

A  memory  test.  Write  a  word  upon  the 
blackboard.     Pupils  visualize.     Erase.     Ask  for 

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the  word.     Write  two  words — erase  —  call  for 
the  words.     Continue  until  the  list  is  exhausted. 


Poem 


Sleepy  Leaves 
(From  Prinmry  Education) 

The  leaves  arc  growinj^  very  lired, 

They  want  to  go  to  bed; 
They're  wearing  pretty  gowns, 

All  yellow  trimmed  with  red. 

They'll  liavc  a  frolic  with  the  wind 

Before  they  go  to  sleep. 
Then  slower,  slower  still  they'll  whirl 

Until  they're  in  a  heap. 

He'll  sing  them  all  a  lullaby 
So  sweet  and  soft  and  low; 

Then  far  away  to  Slumljcrland 
Each  little  leaf  will  go.—  £.  P.  M. 


THIRTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  carefully: 

The  day  of  the  week. 

The  name  of  the  school. 

The  name  of  the  street  on  which  it  stands. 

The  name  of  the  street  on  which  the  pupil 

lives. 
The  name  of  the  city. 
Give  each  pupil  a  hektographed  list  of  words 
to  cut  and  arrange  according  to  a  model  given 
by  the  teacher. 

Sense  Training  Game     {Hearing) 

Pupils  play  watch  dog.  Close  eyes  and  pre- 
tend to  sleep.  One  or  two  pupils  designated 
by  the  teacher  quietly  leave  the  room.  The 
remaining  members  open  their  eyes  and  en- 
deavor to  tell  how  many  and  who  have  left  the 
room.  If  they  are  unable  to  tell,  the  pupils  who 
went  out  may  call  once  or  twice.  Care  must 
be  taken  to  keep  all  the  pupils  from  talking  at 
once. 


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Device  for  a  reading  drill 

Name  some  of  the  pupils  for  the  nouns  in  the 
lesson.  Stand  the  class  in  hnc.  Children  take 
turns  in  reading.  As  each  noun  is  mentioned 
the  pupil  having  that  name  turns  as  in  stage- 
coach. At  the  close  of  the  reading  period  the 
pupils  run  on  tip-toe  to  their  seats.  The  last 
to  reach  his  seat  is  "It"  and  must  pay  a  forfeit 
subject  to  the  decision  of  the  class. 


THIRTY-NINTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Pupils  make  a  list  of  the  objects  named  in  the 
lesson.  Cut  a  few  of  the  objects  and  write  the 
name  upon  each.  Copy  a  sentence  containing 
each. 

Sense  Training 

Draw  upon  the  blackboard  the  pictures  of 
some  of  the  objects  mentioned  in  the  lesson. 
Children  visualize  carefully.  Write  the  names 
of  the  objects  in  a  list,  being  careful  not  to  place 
them  in  the  same  order  as  the  drawings.  Pupils 
copy  the  names  in  the  same  order  as  the  draw- 
ings or  select  the  names  from  their  vocabulary 
box  and  arrange  in  regular  order. 

Language 

Place  a  number  of  objects  or  pictures  in  a 

line.     Pupils  make  statements  about  them,  as: 

"There    is    a    horse."     "This    is    a    wagon." 

Ask  them  to  name  the  largest,  the  smallest,  the 

prettiest,  the  one  they  like  best,  the  one  they 

do   not   like;   the    color;   uses. 

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Game 

The  King's  Chest 

Select  a  leader  or  a  king.  He  doubles  his  fist,  leaving 
the  thumb  sticking  up,  and  places  it  on  the  desk.  The 
next  player  grasps  the  king's  thumb.  The  second  player's 
thumb  is  grasped  by  the  third,  and  so  on  until  the  tower 
is  completed. 

The  king  then  says    What's  that? 
The  second  player  replies     "A  club." 
The  king    Take  it  oflf  or  I'll  knock  it  off. 
{He  continues  asking  and  receiving  the  same  answer 
until  only  his  own  hand  remains.) 
They  all  question  him    What's  that  ? 
King    My  chest. 

What  do  you  keep  in  it? 

Bread  and  cheese. 

Where's  our  part  ? 

The  mice  ate  it. 

Where  are  the  mice? 

In  the  walls. 

What  walls? 

The  walls  of  the  house. 

Whose  house? 

My  house. 

Where  is  the  house? 

The  fire  burned  it. 

Where  is  the  fire? 

The  water  put  it  out. 

Where's  the  water? 


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The  ox  drank  it. 
Where's  the  ox? 
The  farmer  killed  it. 
Where's  the  farmer? 
Gone  to  town. 

"  Mum-mum,  for  plum  who  speaks  first  or  laughs  must 
pay  a  forfeit.  I  am  the  king,  I  speak  when  I  will."  All 
must  keep  silent  while  the  king  tries  to  make  them  laugh 
or  speak.  If  he  succeeds  the  unlucky  one  must  pay  a 
forfeit. 


FORTIETH   DAY 


Seat  Work 


Cut  furniture  from  catalogues.  Mount  and 
write  the  name  under  each.  Or,  cut  the  printed 
names  from  the  catalogue  and  jjaste  underneath. 

Draw  or  cut  from  a  catalogue  or  old  readers 
pictures  of  some  objects. 

Write  the  new  words  over,  around  and  in  the 
pictures.     The    paper   will   appear   as   follows: 


bird 


boy 


run 


see 


table 


Write  the  following  sentences; 
Head  is  in  the  cap. 
Flower  is  in  the  jar. 
Bo    is  under  the  cap,  etc. 


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Game  and  drill 

Select  one  pupil  for  a  postman.  Let  him  dis- 
tribute a  word  or  sound  card  to  each.  These 
"letters"  may  be  posted  by  repeating  the  words 
correctly. 

Language     (Reproduction  of  Fable) 

1.  Repeat  the  fable  or  story  slowly  and  care- 
fully several  times. 

2.  Use  short  sentences  and  simple  language. 

3.  Illustrate  if  possible. 

4.  Question  pupils  for  the  main  points. 


FORTY-FIRST   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Distribute  to  each  pupil  a  slip  containing  a 
number  of  words. 

Pupils  read  silently. 

Select  the  words  from  their  vocabulary  boxes 
andarrange  in  theorderof  the  words  ontheirslips. 

Find  sentences  in  the  previous  lessons  con- 
taining the  words. 

Arrange  the  sentences  with  the  words  from 
the  vocabulary  boxes. 

Vary  by  copying  the  words  or  sentences. 

At  the  close  of  the  lesson  the  pupils  must 
read  the  sentences  to  the  teacher  or  one  of  the 
older  pupils. 

Those  who  repeat  the  words  and  sentences 
correctly  must  write  their  names  upon  the  paper, 
carefully  adding  a  large  E,  and  hand  the  paper 
to  the  teacher. 

Sense  Training 

A  cube,  a  sphere,  a  cylinder.  Children  com- 
pare objects  in  the  room  with  one  or  another  of 

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the  forms  —  objects  similar  —  objects  composed 
of  two  forms. 

Insist  upon  complete  statements. 

Language 

Continue  the  reproduction  of  the  fable  or 
short  story. 

Repeat  the  fable  again. 

Question  the  pupils.  Write  the  answers  upon 
the  board.  The  pupils  may  not  recognize  every 
word,  but  they  will  be  interested. 

Game 

Four  pupils  take  their  places  as  for  London  Bridge. 
The  remainder  of  the  class  forms  a  line  and  marches  under 
the  bridge  singing  — 

We're  looking  for  a  {naming  a  flower), 
We're  looking  for  a  {name  of  flower) 
And  here's  one  now. 

The  pupil  caught  chooses  a  captain  and  stands  next  to 
him. 

The  next  one  caught  joins  hands  with  the  first  prisoner 
and  helps  to  lengthen  the  arch. 

Vary  by  naming  a  pupil  for  each  flower.  The  cap- 
tains have  three  chances  to  guess  the  flower  name  of  the 
person  caught.  If  they  fail  she  is  free  to  go  on  marching. 
At  the  close  have  a  grand  march  or  a  grand  chain  as  in 
the  Lanciers. 


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Device  for  drill 

Distribute  the  cards  as  on  the  fortieth  day. 

Pupils  copy  the  words. 

When  it  is  time  to  collect  the  cards  call  for 
them  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  arranged  in 
the  book  —  that  is,  suppose  the  words  taught 
are  arranged  as  follows:  apple,  an,  it,  is.  The 
teacher  calls  for  apple  first,  then  an,  then  is. 
This  will  save  much  tiresome  sorting  after 
school. 


FORTY-SECOND  DAY 

Seat  Work 

The  pupils  who  received  "E"  on  the  forty- 
first  day  are  to  receive  a  shp  of  another  color 
containing  a  certain  number  of  words.  Those 
who  failed  receive  the  white  slip  again.  Con- 
tinue the  work  as  for  the  previous  day. 

Sense  Training      {Concentration^  Memory) 

Pupils  memorize  a  short  stanza  containing 
familiar  words  in  given  time. 

Method 

1  Read  the  stanza  to  the  pupils. 

2  Write  it  on  the  blackboard. 

3  Visualize  the  first  line. 

4  Erase — repeat. 

5  Visualize  second. 

6  Erase — repeat. 

7  Repeat  first  and  second. 

Continue  in  this  way  until  stanza  is  completed. 
Allow  only  a  short  time. 


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me 


Sunbonnet  Baby  postals  illustrating  the  days 
of  the  week.  One  child  selects  a  card  and  shows 
it  to  the  class.  The  pupils  sing  ^e  appropriate 
verse  from  the  "Mulberry  Bush." 

Language 

Oral  reproduction  of  "^sop's  rabies"  or 
the  short  story. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Sky-rockets  upon  the  board.  Write  a  word 
or  sound  on  each  rocket. 

The  pupils  send  the  rockets  up  by  repeating 
the  word  or  sound  ccjrrectly. 

Poem 

Autumn 

The  trees  are  now  all  yellow  and  red, 
And  the  nuts  fall  down  to  the  ground, 

The  children  go  shuffling  through  the  leaves, 
They  like  the  rustling  sound. 

And  since  the  school  year  is  still  young, 

The  books  are  clean  and  new, 
The  boys  and  girls  must  study  hard, 

For  holidays  are  few. 


FORTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  all  words  ending  in  a  certain  sound. 

Count  the  number  of  words  in  all  the  short 
sentences. 

Write  the  figure  corresponding  to  the  number. 

The  pupils  are  familiar  with  the  period  by 
this  time,  so  that  they  may  be  required  to  count 
the  number  of  periods. 

Sense  Training 

Repeat  some  of  the  previous  lessons. 

Language 

Ask  the  pupils  questi'^n-  that  are  in  the  reader. 
Write  some  of  them  upon  the  board.  Pupils 
find  in  the  lesson.  Call  attention  to  the  mark 
at  the  end.  Tell  them  its  name.  Ask  them 
to  find  more.  To  read  sentences  that  end  with 
the  mark.  Give  each  row  a  different  page  of 
an  old  lesson.  Request  them  to  find  the  ques- 
tions and  copy. 


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Game 

Follow  My  Leader 

Children  follow  teacher  or  a  chosen  leader  around  the 
room,  imitating  his  actions.  At  the  close  of  the  game 
each  pupil  places  his  hands  ui)on  the  shoulders  of  the 
pujMl  in  front  of  him,  and  plays  train.  The  pupil  at  the 
head  represents  the  locomotive.  This  is  rather  a  noisy 
game  mare  suitable  out-of-doors  than  in  the  school- 
room. 

Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Pretend  the  words  or  sounds  are  squirrels 
which  run  away  when  repeated  or  erased. 


FORTY-FOURTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Make  a  list  of  words  in  the  lesson  according 
to  the  number  of  letters,  as: 


do  dog  bark 

is  you  tree 

he  not  kill,  etc. 

Sense  Training 

The  teacher  hums  the  air  of  a  song.  As 
soon  as  she  stops  the  pupils  sing  the  words,  or, 
the  teacher  repeats  the  words  and  the  pupils 
sing  the  air. 

Language 

Review  the  work  on  the  question. 

Lead  the  pupils  to  ask  questions  about  the 
objects  in  the  room,  colored  pictures  of  flowers, 
animals,  etc. 

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Device  for  drill  on  words  or  sounds 

Distribute  to  each  pupil  a  paper  containing; 
a  word  or  sound.  Call  upon  each  to  repeat 
his  word.  As  the  words  are  repeated  write 
them  rapidly  upon  the  board.  When  all  have 
recited  some  of  the  pupils  (preferably  the  dull 
ones)  must  be  asked  to  go  to  the  board,  repeat  a 
word,  or  sound,  and  erase  it. 

Game     {To  quicken  perceptive  faculties) 

Allow  some  of  the  pupils  to  hide  small  ob- 
jects. Select  others  to  see  how  many  they  can 
find  in  a  short  time. 


FORTY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  oblongs  of  a  certain  measurement.  Write 
a  different  combination  on  each,  with  the  an- 
swer on  the  back,  as: 


3+2 

5 

Sense  Training 

Tell  a  pupil  to  walk  quickly  to  the  clothing 
closet,  teacher's  closet,  or  a  companion's  desk. 
Return  and  tell  what  he  saw.  Allow  other 
children  to  tell  what  the  first  child  said.  (En- 
courage a  variety  of  expressions.  Assist  by 
careful  questioning. 


Language 

Continue  the  work  on 


The  Question." 
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Game 

Pupils  stand  in  two  rows.  Call  one  the  Reds, 
the  other  the  Blues.  The  side  next  to  each  row 
is  its  goal.  1  he  teacher  calls  out  "Red"  or 
"Blue."  The  children  in  the  line  having  that 
name  run  to  their  goal.  The  children  in  the 
other  line  must  try  to  catch  them  before  they 
reach  it.  Those  caught  are  the  prisoners. 
Continue  playing  until  all  or  most  of  the  pupils 
of  a  line  have  been  made  prisoners. 


FORTY-SIXTH  DAY 
Seat  Work 

To  supplement  the  language  lesson. 

Pupils  sort  the  standard  colors.  Mount  in 
the  order  of  the  spectrum. 

Write  the  name  beside  each. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Throw  the  spectrum  upon  a  sheet  of  white 
paper  or  a  white  wall. 

Pupils  name  the  familiar  colors.  Call  atten- 
tion to  the  arrangement. 

Give  the  names  of  the  unfamiliar  colors.  Tell 
the  pupils  that  the  sunlight  is  made  up  of  all  these 
colors,  and  that  the  reason  we  see  the  green  of  the 
leaves  is  because  the  leaves  take  up  all  the  colors 
except  green.     This  green  they  give  back  to  us. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

A  tree  with  sounds  or  words  for  nuts.  Chil- 
dren pretend  to  gather  the  nuts  for  winter  by 
naming  the  word  or  sound. 

Game 

Repeat  the  game  from  forty-first  day,  sub- 
stituting colors  for  flowers. 

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FORTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Continue  the  work  witli  the  standard  colors. 
Allow  the  spectrum  to  play  upon  the  white 
paper  or  cardboard.  The  pupils  must  arrange 
their  colored  papers  or  tablets  in  the  order  of 
the  spectrum.  Copy  the  names  correctly  be- 
side each  color.  Added  interest  may  be  given 
to  this  if  the  name  of  each  color  is  written  in 
colored  chalk.  After  the  work  has  been  com- 
pleted the  pupils  must  study  silently  until  they 
can  name  the  colors  in  their  order. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Review  the  work  on  the  prism  again.  Pupils 
select  their  favorite  colors.  Name  something 
that  has  that  particular  color.  Name  some- 
thing that  has  a  cc^lor  designated  by  the  teacher. 
Match  the  colors  with  the  teacher's  colors. 
Require  complete  statements  each  time. 


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Kjame 

Game  of  Colors 

(Give  each  pupil  the  name  of  a  color,  or  pin  colored 
paper  upon  them,  or  make  colored  caps  for  them.) 

Dance  in  a  ring  and  sing 

We  are  six  little  fairies 
Sent  by  Father  Sun. 
We  kiss  the  tiny  rain-drops 
And  then  our  work  is  done, 
Leader 

Little  Fair}'  Red,  tell  me,  I  pray, 
WTiat  you  are  doing  the  livelong  day  ? 

Red  answers 

I  fly  to  the  cherry,  rose  and  peach, 
And  leave  a  kiss  on  the  cheek  of  each. 

Red  turns  to  Yellow 

Little  Fairy  Yellow,  I  wish  you  would  say 
What  you've  been  doing  the  livelong  day. 

Yellow  answers 
Down  in  the  green  grass  I  play 
With  dandelions,  daisies  and  buttercups  gay. 

Joins  hands  with  Red  and  they  hath  say  to  Orange 
Little  Sister  Orange,  bright  and  gay, 
WTiat  is  your  work  every  day? 

Orange  ^ 

Away  in  the  south  when  the  days  are  fair, 
I  paint  the  coats  of  the  oranges  there. 


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Yellow  to  Blue 
Little  Fairy  Blue,  tell  us,  \vc  pray, 
What  did  you  do  all  this  bright  day  ? 

Blue 

Way  up  in  the  sky  and  in  flowers  on  the  ground, 
My  color  you'll  sec  I've  scattered  around. 

Blue  and  Yellow  to  Green 

Fairy  Green,  Fairy  Green,  look  this  way, 
Tell  us  your  work  this  lovely  day 

Green 

All  day  long  I'm  busy  as  bees 

Coloring  the  grasses  and  the  leaves  on  the  trees. 

All  Colors  to  Violet 

Violet,  Violet,  tell  us,  we  say. 
What  has  your  work  been  to-day? 

Violet 
I  smile  on  pansy  faces  as  they  look  at  the  sun: 
I  shine  in  the  clouds  when  the  day  is  done. 

Leader 

Little  Color  Fairies,  playing  here  together, 
What  do  you  do  in  stormy  weather? 

Colors 
After  the  rain  when  the  sun  gives  its  light 
We  form  in  line  to  make  a  rainlx)w  bright. 

{Form  in  spectrum.    Dance  round  and  sing  first  stanza 
again.) 


FORTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Continue  drill  on  standard  colors. 
Sort  and  arrange  colored  papers,  tablets. 
Simple  statements  in  arithmetic,  as: 

3  —  I    =  3  —  ?   =  I,  etc. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Match  the  colors  with  papers  held  by  the 
teacher. 

Match  colors  with  each  other. 

Find  their  own  colors  on  the  color  chart. 

Require  complete  statement  for  answers. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Draw  ears  of  corn  upon  the  blackboard. 
Write  a  word  or  sound  in  each.  Pupils  eat  the 
corn  by  repeating  the  words  or  sounds  correctly. 

Game 

Repeat  the  color  game  from  the  Forty-seventh 

Day. 

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FORTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Repeat  some  of  the  work  from  the  previous 
lessons,  selecting  something  that  has  proved  diffi- 
cult. If  a  phonic  system  of  reading  is  used 
copy  the  sounds  which  have  been  learned  and 
place  a  word  containing  the  sound  beside  it. 
The  pupils  must  examine  the  pages  of  the  reader 
for  these  words. 

Sense  Training  Exercise 

Place  the  color  chart  before  the  class.  Call 
upon  the  best  pupils  to  select  two  others.  One 
takes  the  pointer,  the  other  a  colored  slip.  The 
one  with  the  colored  slip  shows  it  to  the  child 
with  the  pointer,  then  to  the  class.  The  one 
with  the  pointer  points  to  the  same  color  on  the 
chart.  The  class  affirms  or  negatives  his  at- 
tempt. These  two  children  then  select  two  more 
if  the  color  has  been  matched  correctly.  Vary 
by  calling  upon  three  pupils  —  one  to  point, 
another  to  hold  the  colored  slip,  and  a  third  to 

write  the  word  in  colored  chalk. 
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Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Pupils    represent   pigeons.     The   word   cards 
are  the  food. 

Game 

Continue  the  Color  Game. 


FIFTIETH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Pupils  measure  two  inch  scjuares.  Write 
a  name  of  a  color  in  each. 

Lay  questions  from  the  lesson  with  word 
cards.     Copy  the  questions. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

If  the  majority  of  the  pupils  are  reasonably 
familiar  with  the  standard  colors,  take  up  the 
simplest  tints  and  shades.  It  will  not  be  neces- 
sary to  go  into  the  matter  very  deeply. 

Roll  a  sheet  of  colored  paper  like  a  cylinder. 
Call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  side  turned 
away  from  the  light  is  darker  than  the  real  color. 
Show  the  pupils  the  color  and  its  tints  and 
shades.  Ask  them  to  select  all  the  lighter  colors. 
Repeat  with  the  other  standard  colors.  Give 
the  word  Tints. 

Require  complete  statements: 
This  is  a  tint  of  red. 
This  is  a  tint  of  green,  etc. 

Game 

The  Color  Game. 
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FIFTY-FIRST  DAY  TO  FIFTY-FIFTH 
DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  color  kite,  wind-mill,  weather- 
vane,  trees  bending  in  the  wind. 

Cut  clothes  on  a  line  blowing  in  the  wind, 
boys  chasing  hats  or  anything  suggestive  of  the 
winds  work. 

Lay  a  kite  and  a  wind-mill  with  sticks. 

Make  pinwheels. 

Sense  Training 

Review  the  points  of  the  compass.  (See 
lesson  for  Twelfth  Day.) 

Language     ("The  Wind") 

Name  things  that  tell  us  the  wind  is  blowing. 
(Smoke,  clouds,  leaves,  weather-vane,  etc.) 

Winds  named  from  the  direction  from  which 
they  come. 

What  each  wind  tells  us.  (North  wind  — 
cold ;    South  Wind  —  warmth,  etc.) 

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Uses  of  the  winds 
Spring  Wind 

Soft  and  gentle.    Blowsaway  the  dead  leaves 

and  branches. 
Purifies  the  air. 

Tells  the  birds  to  come  back,  the  seeds  to 
come  up,  turns  the  girls'  pinwheels,  flies 
the  boys  kites. 

Summer  Wind 

Soft  and  gentle,  too.  Blows  the  clouds  in 
great  heaps,  so  that  we  have  heavy 
showers;  makes  cool  breezes,  blows  the 
sail-boats  along,  etc. 

Autumn  JFind 

Scatters  seeds.  Shakes  the  nuts  and  fruit 
down  from  the  trees,  tells  the  birds  to  fly 
south;  scatters  the  leaves  over  the  earth  to 
make  better  soil  and  to  form  a  blanket  for 
the  seeds  and  roots. 

North   Wind 

Rough  and  boisterous.  Brings  the  Ice  King. 
Comes  from  the  North  and  makes  people 
gather  close  around  the  fire.  Helps  Jack 
Frost  freeze  the  ponds. 


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Other  uses 

Dries  up  the  roads  after  the  rain. 
Dries  the  clothes. 
Turns  the  mill  to  grind  the  corn. 
Turns  the  wheel  on  the  water  tower. 
(Show  pictures  of  windmills  of  Holland.) 
Blows  the  ships  along  —  speak  of  Columbus, 
Pilgrims,  Henry  Hudson. 

General  effect 

Changes  the  appearance  of  the  land  par- 
ticularly along  the  coasts. 

Sand-storms,  sand-hills,  tornadoes,  cyclones, 
etc. 

Memory  Gem 

Whichever  way  the  wind  doth  blow, 
Some  heart  is  glad  to  have  it  so; 
So  blow  it  east,  or  blow  it  west, 
The  wind  that  blows  —  that  wind  is  best. 

Story     "The  Wind  and  the  Sun." 

Suggestion  Keep  a  small  weather-vane  upon 
the  desk  and  ask  the  pupils  to  turn  it  in  the  right 
direction  each  day. 


FIFTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Give  to  each  pupil  an  envelope  containing  the 
standard  colors  with  their  tints  and  shades. 
He  must  select  all  the  tints  and  place  them  to- 
gether; then  all  the  shades.  Lastly  arrange 
a  color  scale  according  to  a  model  made  by  the 
teacher. 

Language 

Read  Stevenson's  "Dumb  Soldier"  to  the 
class. 

Give  a  brief  talk  upon  the  duties  of  a  soldier :  — 
what  each  pupil  can  learn  from  the  soldier,  his 
obedience,  neatness,  etc. 

Try  to  make  the  pupils  see  that  all  are  good 
soldiers  and  that  each  has  his  battle  to  fight. 
Teach  the  first  part  of  the  poem. 

Game 

Select  a  leader.  Pupils  march  about  the 
room.  The  leader  or  teacher  gives  orders 
which  must  be  obeyed  instantly.     Failure  to  do 

so  results  in  loss  of  place  or  a  forfeit. 

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FIFTY-SEVENTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Introduce  small  alphabet  cards.  Make  the 
new  words  with  the  cards. 

Copy  short  sentences  from  the  blackboard. 
The  teacher  must  be  careful  to  give  more  ques- 
tions than  statements  as  most  children  have 
difficulty  with  the  former. 

Sense  Training 

Show  color  scale.  Pupils  visualize.  Remove 
the  scale.     Pupils  make  with  tablets. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on  the  soldier  and  the 
teaching  of  the  poem. 

Motion  Song 

Fife  and  Drum 

(Marching  Song) 

(Tune  —"Nancy  Lee") 

(From  "Motion  Songs."  Published  by  Educational 
Publishing  Company.) 

(A  part  of  the  school  sing  at  first.     Let  the  pupils  drum 

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u]K)n  the  desks  in  the  places  where  it  is  appropriate  and 
march  at  the  words,  "Ho,  there's  the  merry,  merry  fife," 
continuing  the  marching  as  long  as  it  rests  and  pleases 
them.  Let  all  hv'j}n  to  sing  at  the  words,  "Oh  yes,  we  all 
can  hear  it  now."     Drum  sojtly  at  first.) 

Hark!   hark!   we  thought  we  heard  a  drum, 

A  drum,  a  drum,  a  drum,  a  drum. 
Oh  yes,  we  can  all  hear  it  now, 

Hurrah,  the  merry,  merry  drum! 
Now  louder,  louder,  louder,  yet  the  gay  sound  grows; 
Perhaps  they're  coming  up  this  way,  who  knows,  who 
knows  ? 

Oh  rub-a-dub-dub,  a-dub-dub  a-dub,  the  old  drum  goes. 

Rub  a-dub,  a-dub,  a-dub. 

Ho,  there's  the  merry,  merry,  merry  life  so  gay 

Calling  us  away,  calling  us  away; 

The  dear  old  drum  says  come,  we  come, 

O  you  jolly,  jolly  fife  and  drum. 

{Repeat  Second  Strain) 

Oh  rub-a-dub-dub,  a  djib,  dub,  a-dub,  dub,  dub,  dub, 

old  drum,  old  drum; 
We've  run  away  for  a  holiday,  we  come,  we  come. 
We'll  follow,  follow,  follow  you,  it  is  such  fun, 
You  jolly,  jolly  fife  and  drum. 

{Let  the  children  clap  at  "Hurrah.") 

—  Blanche  Konkle 


FIFTY-EIGHTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Each  pupil  examine  a  different  page  for  words 
contained  in  a  list  upon  the  board.  Count  the 
number  of  times  each  word  appears.  Copy 
each  word  once. 

Envelopes  with  dupHcate  letters  of  the  alpha- 
bet. Pupils  sort  and  place  all  duplicates  to- 
gether. 

Measure  strips  of  paper,  write  the  number 
of  inches  upon  each. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Pupils  station  themselves  in  different  parts 
of  the  room. 

Teacher     Where  is .? 

Pupil     is  on  the  east  side  of  the  room. 

Teacher     What  is  she  doing  .? 

Pupil     She  is  jumping,  or  singing. 

Teacher    Where    is    and    what    is    she 

doing .? 

Third  Pupil    is  on  the  east  side  of  the 

room  and  she  is . 

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This    may    be    varied    by    the    pupil    asking, 
Where  am  I?     Where  am  I?" 

Or 

Place  the  following  picture  upon  the  board: 


The  Lesson 

What  is  in  the  picture  ? 
What  is  on  the  water  ? 
What  kind  of  a  boat  is  on  the  water  ? 
For  what  is  it  used  ? 
Where  is  it  going,  etc.  ? 

What  do  you  think  is  in  the  water?     (Fish, 
shells,  sea-weed.) 


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If  this  were  real  what  colors  would  you  see  ? 

What  would  you  hear  ?  (Ripple  of  the  water, 
men's  voices,  flapping  of  the  sails,  call  of  the 
night  birds,  etc. 

Movements  —  of  the  water,  the  boat,  the 
buoy,  clouds,  birds,  etc. 

If  it  were  night,  what  would  you  see  ^  (Moon, 
stars,  night  birds,  moths,  lights  on  the  shore,  etc.) 

Poem 

The  Row-boat  and  the  Water  Lilies 

(A  Finger  Play) 

(From  Primary  Education) 

Let's  play  our  seats  are  pretty  boats. 

How  many  boats  there  are! 
And  see,  here  are  our  trusty  oars, 

(Arms  extended  at  sides  0}  desk) 

To  row  them  near  and  far. 

Now  rowing,  rowing,  rowing  so, 

(Move  arms  as  if  rowing) 
All  in  the  bright  June  weather. 
We  row,  and  row,  and  row,  and  row, 
And  dip  our  oars  together. 

(Move  arms  as  if  rowing) 

Now  let  us  rest  awhile  right  here, 

(Hands  folded  on  desks  ) 
And  pick  the  hlies  white, 

(Motions  as  if  picking  lilies) 


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How  pure  they  are  with  golden  hearts, 
Now  dainty,  sweet,  and  bright. 

See,  all  the  flowers  are  picked,  and  now 
We'll  tie  them  up  and  then, 

(Motion  lo  lie  up  bouquet) 
We'll  take  our  trusty  oars  once  more, 
And  row  back  home  again. 

{Repeal  rowing  motion) 

—  Maude  M.  Grant 


FIFTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  color  a  horse. 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  color  a  wagon. 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  color  things  to  be  carried  in 
the  wagon. 

Place  five  difficult  consonants  with  words 
containing  them  in  envelopes.  Pupils  match 
consonants  to  its  word,  copy  and  write  a  sen- 
tence for  each  one.  If  the  pupils  cannot  write 
original  sentences  allow  them  to  look  in  their 
readers. 

The  papers  should  appear  as  follows: 
r-rat.     The  rat  is  brown, 
m-man.     See  the  strong  man. 

Sense  Training 

Repeat  some  of  the  former  lessons. 

Language     ("The  Horse") 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  pictures  of  horses. 

Size. 

Color. 

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138  Scat  Work  and  Sense  Training 

Limbs. 

Hoofs  —  the  shoeing  of  a  horse. 

Tail  —  use  —  cruelty  of  docking. 

Head 

Face  —  nose. 

Mouth  —  teeth  —  manner  of  drinking. 

Ears. 

Eyes, 
Food. 
Bed. 
Habits. 
Care. 

Emperor  William's  Maxims 

Don't  pound  or  beat  me. 

Cover  me  when  I  am  too  warm  or  too  cold. 

Don't  stand  me  in  a  draft. 

Don't  cut  my  feet  too  much  when  I  am  shod. 

Don't  overload  me. 

Don't  work  me  when  I  am  sick. 

Don't  overdrive  or  underfeed  me. 

Remember  that  I  have  feelings. 

Don't  water  me  when  I  have  been  driven  a 
long  distance,  until  I  am  cool.  Sponge  out 
my  mouth  first. 

Speak  to  me  kindly. 

Treat  me  as  you  would  like  to  be  treated  if 
you  were  a  horse. 


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Device  for  drill 

Draw  a  number  of  cages  upon  the  board. 
Write  a  word  or  sound  in  each.  The  words 
are  birds  which  are  set  free  when  repeated  cor- 
rectly. 

Rhyme 

*T  had  a  little  pony,"  etc.  Found  in  "  Mother 
Goose  Rhymes." 


SIXTIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Write  some  of  the  blend  words  in  different 
places  upon  the  board.  The  pupils  are  to  copy 
the  words,  arranging  them  in  families  as  they 
write.  That  is  —  all  the  words  containing  '* in  " 
in  one  list;  all  those  containing  "an"  in  an- 
other. 

Sense  Training  and  Device  for  Drill 

To  train  the  ear,  assist  with  spelling  and  de- 
velop a  vocabulary. 

Provide  each  pupil  with  a  strip  of  paper,  send 
a  bright  pupil  to  the  board. 

Dictate  as  follows: 

Think  of  "an  "  and  write  "can."  Pupil  at  the 
board  and  pupil  in  the  seats  write  "can." 

Think  of  **an"  and  write  "man." 

When  this  combination  has  been  exhausted, 
take  up  another  and  continue  until  all  the  com- 
binations have  been  exhausted,  or  until  the 
time  has  expired. 

Language   (Continue  the  lesson  on    The  Horse") 

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SIXTY-FIRST  DAY 
Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  color  or  model  fruits. 

Write  the  correct  names  upon  each. 

Cut  fruits  from  seed  catalogues.  Make  little 
booklets.  Paste  a  different  fruit  on  each  page. 
Write  the  name  and  a  sentence  under  each. 

Cherry     The  cherry  is  red. 

Plum     The  plum  is  purple. 

Sense  Training  Game  and  Language 

Pupils  distinguish  between  different  fruits 
by  sense  of  touch,  smell  and  taste. 

Device  for  drill 

Scatter  some  of  the  words  from  the  pupils' 
vocabulary  boxes  on  the  desks.  Tell  the  chil- 
dren the  room  is  an  orchard.  The  cards  are 
fruit.  The  pupils  gather  the  fruit  by  repeating 
the  words  correctly. 

Riddles 

Oh,  once  I  was  a  blossom, 

A  dainty  little  elf, 
I  dwelt  upon  the  tree-top, 

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All  (lay,  I  swung  myself. 
I  left  the  sunny  orchq.rcl 

Where  robin  redbreasts  carol, 
To  winter  in  the  cellar, 

Deep  in  a  dark,  old  barrel. 
Such  streaks  of  red  and  yellow 

My  pretty  cheeks  do  dajjple  — 
I'm  a  merry  little,  mellow 

Little,  round,  rosy  —  Apple! 

Round,  and  as  purple 

As  purple  can  be, 
Steeped  in  warm  sunshine, 

You  surely  know  me. 
I  make  rare  jellies 

Of  shimmering  shapes. 
Just  help  yourself  to 

A  big  bunch  of  —  Grapes! 

I  am  fragrant  —  juicy  —  fair, 
I've  a  flavor,  rich  and  rare. 
Tough,  thick  coat  of  green  I  wear, 
With  a  jolly,  jaunty  air. 
I've  a  heart  with  you  to  share. 
Smooth  black  seeds  are  hidden  there, 
Who  will  guess  me?     Have  a  care. 
Though  I'm  one,  I'm  called  a  —  Pear! 

With  skin  of  soft  velvet,  with  pulp  sweet  as  honey, 
I  grew  in  the  orchard  in  days  warm  and  sunny, 
'Tis  said  that  I  have  but  a  stone  for  a  heart, 
But  I'll  make  you  a  dumpling,  or  fine,  flaky  tart. 


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Take  a  sniff  —  smack  your  lips  —  I'm  just  out  of  reach, 
Now,  guess,  if  you  can.     I'm  —  a  —  plump  —  pinky  — 
Peach! 

I'm  a  gay,  saucy  fellow,  and  I  bring  good  prices, 
Just  pare  me,  and  quarter  me,  and  cut  me  into  slices, 
I'll  make  such  a  sauce,  rich  enough  for  any  prince. 
Though  I'm  nothing  at  all  but  a  commonplace  — 
Quince  ! 

I'm  a  very  little  fruit  in  a  very  little  comer. 
You  always  think  of  me  when  you  do  of  Jack  Horner, 
I'm  going  in  a  cake  —  if  you'll  put  in  your  thumb, 
I'm  sure  you  will  find  me  —  a  little  red  —  Plum! 


SIXTY-SECOND  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw  umbrellas. 

Fold  an  umbrella  (see  directions  in  Primary 
Education). 

Make  a  border  of  umbrellas. 

Give  each  pupil  a  card  containing  a  picture 
and   several   new   words. 

The  pupils  are  to  make  sentences  about  the 
picture,  using  the  new  words. 

Give  each  pupil  a  number  of  pictures  with 
the  names  attached,  and  several  duplicate  words. 
Pupils  match  the  words  and  the  picture. 

Paste  the  border  of  umbrellas  upon  paper  and 
write  the  rhyme,  **Rain,  rain,  go  away,"  under 
the  border. 

Language     (A  lesson  on  "Rain") 

The  Weather  Bureau  at  Washington,  D.  C, 
will  send  pictures  of  the  various  clouds  correctly 
named. 

Condense  steam  on  slate.  Refer  to  the  win- 
dows on  wash  day.     By  illustrating  show  that 

the  more  vapor  and  the  colder  the  slate  or  win- 

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dow  the  greater  the  condensation.  The  small 
drops  form  larger  ones  and  become  so  heavy 
that  they  run  down  the  slate  or  pane.  In  the 
same  way  the  cold  winds  touch  the  vapor  and 
rain  results. 

Effects  of  rain  upon  the  earth  —  springs, 
rivers,  etc.     Drink  for  plant  and  people. 

What  does  the  sky  look  like  during  a  rain 
storm  ? 

Where  does  the  sun  go  ? 

Where  do  the  people  go  ? 

What  animals  like  rain  ? 

Action  Poem 

Where  do  you  come  from, 

Little  drops  of  rain? 
Fitter  patter,  pitter  patter, 

Down  the  window-pane. 
I  cannot  go  outside  to  play, 

I've  nothing  else  to  do, 
But  just  sit  here  the  livelong  day 

Wishing  I  could  play  with  you. 

{Repeat  the  first  stanza) 

Motions 
First  Stanza 

Lines  i  and  2.     Hold  out  the  hand  and  look  up. 
Lines  3  and  4.     Tap  lightly  on  the  desk. 


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Second  Stanza 

Lines  i  and  2.     Shake  head;   shrug  shoulders. 
Line  3.     Elbow  on  the  desk.     Pretend  to  look  out  of  an 
imaginary  window. 


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SIXTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Write  two  sentences  for  each  new  word. 

Make  the  name  of  the  city  with  the  alphabet 
cards.     Copy. 

Puzzle  pictures  —  cut  up  Sonbonnet  postals 
representing  the  days  of  the  week.  Pupils  put 
them  together  and  copy  the  names  of  the  days. 

Language     (Continue  the  lesson  on  the  "Rain") 

Game 

The  Hunter 

Select  one  pupil  for  the  hunter.  Name  several  others 
for  his  things;  cap,  coat,  gun,  etc. 

The  teacher  must  tell  a  story  about  going  hunting. 
As  she  mentions  each  name  the  children  rise  as  in  Stage- 
coach, turn  and  come  forvvard  to  the  front  of  the  room, 
where  they  stand  in  line.  Without  a  moment's  warning 
the  hunter  cries  "Bang!"  The  pupils  must  try  to  get  to 
their  seats  as  quickly  as  possible.  The  last  one  is  "It" 
and  has  to  perform  some  action  suggested  by  the  class. 

Device  for  Word  Drill 

Drill  on  blends  to  tune  of  "Yankee  Doodle,  as: 

c  —  an  is  can, 
t  —  an  is  tan. 
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SIXTY-FOURTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Cut  paper  doll  baby,  her  clothes,  toys,  crib. 
Write  the  names  on  each. 

Each  pupil  lay  a  different  paragraph  with 
the  word  cards,  then  copy. 

Sense  Training 

Detect  the  difference  between  the  coins  by 
sense  of  touch. 

Language 

Lesson  on  the  common  coins. 

Names  —  description  of  each  —  metals. 

Comparison  as  to  size,  color,  general  appear- 
ance.    Teach  United  States  money. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Arrange  word  or  sound  cards  upon  the  black- 
board ledge. 

The  teacher  says: 

*'Pick  an  apple." 

**Show  me  can." 

"Take  the  baby." 

The  pupils  select  the  cards  containing  the 
words  called  for,  hold  them  up  to  the  class  and 
repeat.     The   class   confirms   the  pupil's  work. 


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SIXTY-FIFTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw  a  barn,  animals,  cart,  farm 
implements. 

Fold  a  barn.     Lay  a  fence. 

Cut  pictures  from  n^riculturnl  catalogues. 
Mount  and  paste  or  write  the  names  beside  each. 

Sense  Training 

Measure  objects  or  strips  of  paper.  Com- 
pare measurements. 

Language 

Review  the  farmer's  work  during  the  different 
seasons. 

Spring 

Preparation  for  planting.     Work  for  the  sun, 

wind   and    rain. 
Who  sends  them .? 

Summer 

Plants  the  farmer  raises. 

Uses  of  these  plants. 
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Autumn 

The  harvest. 

To  whom  must  we  give  thanks  ? 

Winter 

Grain  and  vegetables  all  stored. 
Care  of  animals — all  things  protected  from 
the  cold.     Benefit  of  snow. 

Game 

The  Farmer's  Daughter 

^  Father  is  a  farmer,  I'm  his  daughter,  gay  and  free  — 
A  country  life's  a  happy  life,  a  country  life  for  me. 
I  ^  like  to  work  about  the  farm,  I  also  like  to  play  — 
You  can  catch  me  if  you  can,  I'm  going  to  run  away. 
3  Run,  run,  run,  run.  Catch  the  farmer's  daughter, 
Run,  run,  run,  run.  Catch  the  farmer's  daughter. 

Directions 

A  ring  of  girls,  hand  in  hand.  In  centre,  farmer's 
daughter  marches  round,  hands  behind.  At  2,  she 
dances  round  the  ring,  holding  a  handkerchief  aloft,  and 
at  away  she  throws  it  over  the  shoulder  of  any  girl  in 
the  ring,  who  then  runs  after  her,  till  she  is  caught. 

1  All  march  round  in  a  ring.  At  me  all  clap  hands 
once,  turn  quickly  round  to  face  outwards,  and  join 
hands  again. 

2  Dance  round,  hand  in  hand,  facing  outwards. 

3  All  let  hands  go.  Turn  faces  towards  ring,  and  clap 
hands  to  time,  singing  chorus  till  farmer's  daughter  is 


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Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw  skates,  snow-crystals.  If 
the  snow-crystals  are  cut  from  white  tissue  paper 
and  mounted  on  a  dark  background  they  will  be 
more  effective. 

Copy  a  list  of  words  meaning  one.  Copy 
again  and  add  "S." 

Sense  Training 

Detect  articles  of  wood,  iron,  wool,  etc.,  by 
sense  of  touch. 

Language     ("Snow") 

Review  Rain. 

Action  of  the  cold  winds  upon  the  moisture 
in  the  air. 

Time  of  year  in  temperate  climates  —  in  cold 
countries. 

Found  on  the  ground,  roofs,  fences,  trees  in 
temperate  climate. 

All  the  time  on  the  tops  of  mountains  in  warm 
and  temperate  climates. 

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All  over  in  cold  countries.  Speak  of  the 
depths  in  cold  countries. 

Size  of  flakes. 

Shape  —  color  —  weight  (a  single  flake  very 
light  —  heavy  in  bulk.     Damage  done. 

Uses 

Warmth  —  combined  with   the  leaves  and 

grasses  keeps  the  ground  warm. 
Protects  roots  of  plants  and  grasses. 

"Warmth  for  all  the  tender  roots. 
Warmth  for  every  living  thing." 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Words  or  sounds  as  snow-balls.  Draw  the 
balls  on  the  board.  Write  a  word  or  sound  in 
each.  If  the  pupils  can  repeat  the  words  or 
sounds  correctly  the  snowballs  melt  (are  erased). 

The  Weaver 

There  is  a  wonderful  weaver  high  up  in  tne  air, 
He  weaves  a  white  mantle  for  cold  earth  to  wear, 
With  the  fmcst  of  laces  he  decks  bush  and  tree, 
On  the  brown  barren  meadows  a  cover  lays  he. 
But  this  wonderful  weaver  grows  weary  at  last, 
The  shuttle  lies  idle  that  once  flew  so  fast. 
Then  the  sun  looks  abroad  at  the  work  he  has  done 
And  says,  "I'll  unravel  it  just  for  fun."  — Sd. 


SIXTY-SEVENTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Select  letters  from  the  letter  cards  illustrating 
the  familiar  sounds.  Copy  one  word  and  sen- 
tence for  each. 

Model  —  cl  —  clear.     It  is  a  clear  day. 

Sense  Training 

Repeat  the  lesson  from  the  previous  day. 

Language 

Continue  the  work  on     Snow." 

Device  for  drill 

A  match  between  boys  and  girls  to  see  which 
side  can  repeat  the  most  words  correctly. 

Motion  piece 

The  Snow  Storm 

*  All  the  sky  was  dark  and  gray, 

On  that  chilly,  winter  day; 
'  In  the  woods  and  on  the  hill 

Every  tree  was  bare  and  still. 

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^  Whirling,  dancing,  to  and  fro. 
Came  the  fcalh'ry  llalces  of  snow, 

*  Floating  down  —  the  i)retty  things! 
Just  like  birtls  with  soft,  white  wings. 

'  Covering  everything  from  sight 

With  a  robe  of  jjurest  while; 
*■  Where  the  flowers  lay  asleep, 
^  Soon  was  sjiread  a  l)lanket  deep; 

*  Warm  and  safe,  they  rest  below 
While  the  howling  north  winds  blow. 

Directions 

1.  Both  arms  slightly  raised.     Look  upward. 

2.  Both  arms  raised  straight  overhead  to  imitate  boughs 
of  trees. 

3.  Arms  held  as  in  2.     Flutter  fingers  to  imitate  snow. 

4.  Float    both    hands    slowly    downward,    fluttering 
fingers. 

5.  Hands  held  down  at  side  with  ])alms  toward  floor. 

6.  Look  downward. 

7.  Hands,   with   palms  downward   toward   the   floor. 
Move  outward   with  a  spreading   motion. 

8.  Drop  head  to  side  and  rest  cheek  on  hotli  hands 
hekl  ])alms  together.     Close  eyes  as  if  asleep. 

—  Eleanor  Cameron 


SIXTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  ten  specified  words.  Select  five  and 
copy  a  sentence  from  the  book  for  each. 

Sense  Training 

Repeat  two  lines  of  a  poem.  Test  to  see 
whether  any  pupil  can  repeat  it.  Insist  upon 
strict  attention.  If  this  work  is  continued  the 
pupils  will  soon  learn  to  concentrate  their  attention 
and  will  learn  any  short  poems  in  a  given  time. 

Language     (A  lesson  on     The  Months") 

Begin  with  the   present   month. 
Ask  for  the  preceding  month. 
Try  to  get  as  much  information  from  the  chil- 
dren as  possible,  then  supplement. 
Repeat  the  first  three  months. 
Insist  upon  complete  statements. 

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The  Procession  of  the  Months 

Cold  January's  winds  that  rapjc  and  blow 
Will  heap  deep  drifts  and  hanks  of  snow. 

Pale  February's  melting  snow  and  rain, 
Will  make  the  streams  o'erllow  again. 

March  winds  —  like  wand 'ring  Hocks  of  sheep  — 
The  douils  across  the  sky  will  sweep. 


SIXTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  the  names  of  the  first  three  months. 
Select  the  names  of  the  first  three  months  from 
cards  made  by  cutting  and  mounting  the  head- 
ings of  calendars. 

Sense  Training 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  whistles.  Distinguish 
difference  in  sound. 

Language    (    The  Months"  —  continued) 

Repeat  the  names  of  the  first  three  months. 
Drill  on  the  second  three. 
Require  complete  statements. 

Game 

Name  pupils  for  the  first  six  months.  Choose 
a  leader.  The  leader  calls  for  the  first  month, 
the  third  month,  etc.  As  each  month  is  called 
the  children  having  that  name  stand  and  say, 

"I  ."     A  child  who  forgets  to  stand  when 

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the  number  of  his  month  is  called  must  write 
the  name  and  the  number  of  the  month  upon 
the  hoard. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Place  word  or  sound  cards  along  the  black- 
board ledge.  Send  two  children  to  the  front  of 
the  room  to  take  turns  in  naming,  repeating  the 
words  or  sounds. 


oem 

Repeat  the  three  verses  already  learned. 
Continue. 

April  brings  the  violet  sweet, 
Scatters  daisies  at  our  feet. 

Apple  blossoms  come  in  May, 
But  they  soon  fly  away. 

June  is  queen  among  them  all, 
Roses  blossom  at  her  call. 


SEVENTIETH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Continue  copying  the  names  of  the  months. 
Build  with  letter  cards. 

Language     (    The  Months" — continued) 

Repeat  the  names  of  the  months  already 
learned. 

Teach  the  next  three. 

Drill  on  all  that  have  been  taught. 
Game 

Pin  the  name  of  a  month  on  each  child. 
Spin  a  wooden  or  tin  plate  and  call  out  the 
name  of  a  month.  The  owner  of  the  name  must 
pick  up  the  plate  before  it  stops  spinning  or  pay 
a  forfeit.  Increase  the  interest  by  calling  more 
than  one  name. 

Poem 

Hot  July  brings  storm  and  showers, 
Peaches,  cherries  and  more  flowers. 

In  August  the  farmer  rakes  the  hay, 
He  works  in  the  fields  every  day. 

In  September  the  school-bells  call 

To  summon  the  children  one  and  all. 

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SEVENTY-FIRST   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Copy  sentences  containing  the  names  of  the 
months. 

Sort  and  arrange  in  regular  order  the  names 
of  the  months.  (Use  the  headings  of  calendars 
for  this.) 

Sense  Training 

Use  of  hard  and  soft  in  connection  with  ob- 
jects. 

Language 

Complete  the  lesson  on  ("The  Months"). 

Game 

Repeat  the  games  of  the  preceding  days. 

Review  the  poem  of  the  months.  Teach  the 
concluding  verses: 

October  paints  the  pretty  leaves, 
The  corn  is  gathered  into  sheaves. 

Chill  November  waits  to  see 
December  brings  the  Christmas  tree. 
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SEVENTY-SECOND    DAY 

Seat  Work 

Write  the  alphabet  in  columns.  Arrange 
the  words  of  the  lesson  in  alphabetical  order. 

A  —  and. 
B  —  boy. 
C  —  can,  etc. 

Sense  Training 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  spices  and  to  recog- 
nize them  by  the  sense  of  taste  and  smell.  In- 
sist  upon  complete   statements. 

Finger  Play 

The  Cake 

Do  you  want  to  make  a  cake? 

Be  sure  fresh  eggs  to  take. 
^  Break  them  open,  one,  two,  three, 

For  it  must  be  rich  you  see. 
^  Now  begin  to  swiftly  beat 

Eggs  and  butter,  sugar  sweet. 

Just  a  minute,  please,  now  halt! 
2  Don't  forget  a  pinch  of  salt. 
'*  Raisins,  currants,  citron,  spice, 

These  will  help  to  make  it  nice. 

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^  Cjcnlly  now  the  sieve  you  lift 

And  into  the  mixture  sift 
**  Flour  enough  to  make  it  right, 

Not  too  heavy,  not  too  light. 
'  Next  we  take  a  buttered  tin, 
**  Quickly  turn  the  batter  in. 
'  As  you  open  the  oven  door, 
*°  Do  not  spill  it  on  the  lloor. 

NoM^  (juickly  shut  it  in, 

This  nice  batter  in  the  tin. 
"  Slowly  rise  and  slowly  bake, 
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Break  eggs  into  an  imaginary  bowl. 

Beat  eggs,  butter  together. 

Sprinkle  salt. 

Put  in  fruit. 

Lift  sieve  and  sift  Hour. 

Stir. 

Butter  an  imaginary  tin. 

Turn  out  mixture,  scrape  l^owl. 

Open  imaginary  oven  door,  j^ut   cake  into  oven. 

Close  door. 

Pretend  to  clear  up. 

Open  door  —  lift  out  cake. 


Nursery  Rhymes     "Pat-a-cake,  pat-a-cake,"etc. 
Story     "The  Gingerbread  Boy." 


SEVENTY-THIRD   DAY 
Seat  Work 

String  beads,  placing  a  certain  number  of 
each  color  together.  Sort  before  stringing  to 
avoid  too  frequent  counting  by  ones. 

Copy  all  the  sentences  in  the  reading  lesson 
containing  the  word   '*!." 

Language 

Lesson  on     The  Sheep" 

Baa!     Baa!    black  sheep, 

Have  you  any  wool? 

No,  sir.     Yes,  sir.     Three  bags  full. 

One  for  my  master;   one  for  his  dame; 

One  for  the  little  boy  who  lives  in  the  lane. 

Toy  lamb,  pictures  of  lamb,  flock  of  sheep, 
shepherd,  collie,  articles  made  from  wool. 

Points  to  be  presented 

Sheep  live  in  a  flock. 

Father  has  horns — called  a  ram. 

Mother  called  a  ewe. 

Baby,  a  lamb. 

Shepherd  and  dogs  to  take  care  of  them. 

The  sheep  pen  or  fold. 

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Appearance 

Body — Covering 

Limbs 
Number  —  Shape 
Feet  cloven 

Head  —  Eyes,  Nose,  Ears 
Mouth— Teeth 
Food  and  habits.     Call  of  the  sheep. 
Compare  with  the  cow. 
Difference  in  size  and  general  appearance. 
Difference  in  habits. 
How  the  wool  is  obtained. 
Flesh  —  of  the  sheep  —  of  the  Iamb. 
What    the    sheep    gives    the    little    boy  —  the 

little  girl,  the  mother,  the  father. 

Game 

Choose  a  leader  and  two  dogs.  Each  leader  selects 
a  certain  number  of  pupils  for  his  flock.  After  the  selec- 
tion has  been  made  the  jni])ils  mingle  together.  The 
leaderr.  and  ihcir  dogs  at  a  signal  begin  to  separate  their 
sheep  from  each  other.  The  one  who  finishes  first  wins. 
Any  j)upil  who  tells  must  be  l^arred  from  further  play. 

Rhymr     "Little  Bo-Peep." 


SEVENTY-FOURTH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw  a  sheep. 

Make  sheep  pens  with  sticks  according  to 
certain   measurements. 

Make  little  booklets  and  write  short  sentences 
about  the  sheep  in  each. 

Sense  Training 

Select  articles  made  of  wool  from  those  made 
of  cotton. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on     The  Sheep" 

Device  for  drill 

Show    two    word    or    sound    cards    quickly. 

Place  at  the  back  of  the  pack.     Ask  the  pupils 

to  name  the  words  or  cards  shown.     As  soon  as 

the  pupils  become  proficient  in  repeating  two 

words,   increase   the   number. 

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Poem 

Nursery  Song 

As  I  walkal  over  the  hill  one  clay, 
I  listened,  and  heard  a  mother  sheep  say, 
"In  all  the  green  workl  there  is  nothing  so  sweet 
As  my  little  lammie,  with  his  nimble  feet; 

With  his  eyes  so  bright 

And  his  wool  so  white, 
Oh!  he  is  my  darling,  my  heart's  delight." 

And  the  mother  sheep  and  her  little  one 

Side  by  side  lay  down  in  the  sun; 
And  they  went  to  sleep  on  the  hillside  warm, 
While  my  little  lammie  lies  here  in  my  arm. 


SEVENTY-FIFTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Copy  all  sentences  containing  the  word  "you.'* 
After  the  lesson  on  the  orange  has  been  given, 
let  the  pupils  plant  the  seeds  in  egg  shells  or  in 
small  flower  pots.  These  will  grow,  produce 
tiny  plants  which  will  grow  and  flourish  for 
many  years. 

Sense  Training  and  Language 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  orange-colored  objects. 

Select  orange -colored  objects  from  others. 

Blend  red  and  yellow  to  produce  orange  color. 

Make  a  color  scale  of  red,  orange  and  yellow. 
Or 
Qualities  of  the  orange  discovered  by  the  senses. 
Game     Simon  says,  ''Thumbs  Up" 

(This    is    a  very  old    game,   but   it  develops 
quickness  of  perception.) 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Draw    a    large    wagon    on    the    board.     All 

pupils   who   can    repeat   a    certain    number   of 

words  correctly  may  ride  in  the  wagon  and  go 

to  a  picnic. 

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SEVENTY-SIXTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Make  a  list  of  all  the  new  words  in  the  reading 
lesson.     Make  a  list  of  ten  old  ones. 

Cut  inch  squares.  Let  each  pupil  select 
his  favorite  stanza  or  paragraph  from  one  of 
the  reading  lessons.  Write  a  word  from  the 
paragraph  or  stanza  in  each  square.  Shuffle 
and  arrange  correctly. 

Language 

Lesson  on  the  Seasons. 

Review  the  months. 

Review  the  number  of  months  in  the  year. 

Call  attention  to  the  kind  of  weather.  Tell 
them  the  name  of  the  season.  (Very  few  first 
grade  children  will  know  this  unless  they  have 
had  kindergarten  training.) 

Repeat  the  names  of  the  months  which  make 
up  the  particular  season.  Drill  on  the  name  of 
the  season. 

Story 

Repeat  the  story  of  the  Twelve  Wonderful 

Wise  Men. 
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  the  name  of  the  season  taught  and  the 
months  which  make  up  that  season.  Build 
the  name  of  the  season  with  alphabet  cards 
several  times. 

Sense  Training 

Give  the  term  "small."  Ask  a  pupil  to  select 
a  small  child.  Place  a  smaller  one  beside  him. 
Give  the  term  "smaller.'*  Compare  several  in 
this  way.  Pupils  say  Mary  is  small;  Jennie  is 
smaller;  or  Jennie  is  smaller  than  Mary.  Com- 
pare several  children  or  objects.  Cut  strips 
of  paper.  Compare,  "My  paper  is  smaller  than 
Jennie's  paper,"  etc. 

Language 

Continue  the  study  of  the  seasons.  Drill  on 
the  names  of  the  seasons  and  the  months  con- 
tained in  each. 

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Game 

Pupils  form  a  circle  with  one  child  on  the  out- 
side. The  child  on  the  outside  runs  quickly 
around  the  circle  and  touches  one  of  the  pupils. 
This  pupil  must  leave  his  place  and  run  in  the 
opposite  direction  from  the  one  on  the  outside. 
The  object  is  to  see  which  one  can  win  the  vacant 
place  first. 

Device  for  drilling  on  the  alphabet 

Distribute  a  letter  card  to  each  pupil.  Write 
the  letter  "A"  upon  the  board.  The  pupil  hav- 
ing the  A  card  steps  to  the  front  of  the  room. 
The  other  pupils  are  to  repeat  the  name  of  the 
letter,  then  find  "A'*  in  a  number  of  words. 
Take  up  "B"  in  the  same  way. 


SEVENTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  the  names  of  all  the  seasons.  Write 
the  name  of  each  season  and  the  three  months 
contained  in  each. 

Language 

Ask  the  pupils  to  bring  articles  made  of  cotton. 

Collect  pictures  of  cotton  fields,  a  small  bale 
of  cotton,  a  cotton  boll. 

The  Clark's  O.  N.  T.  cotton  concern  will  send 
an  excellent  exhibit  on  application.  Use  this 
exhibit  as  the  basis  of  the  lesson. 

Obtained  from  a  plant. 

The  seeds  are  sown  in  rows,  about  four  or 
five  feet  apart,  late  in  March  or  April. 

The  plant  grows  from  four  to  six  feet  high. 

The  blossoms  are  pale  yellow  or  faint  purplish 
color. 

The  pods  ripen  in  August  or  September. 

Process  of  preparation. 

Seeds  separated  from  the  cotton  fibre  by  a 

machine  called  a  cotton-gin. 

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Fibre  packed  in  bales  and  sent  to  market. 

From  market  to  the  factories  where  it  is  spun 
into  thread  and  woven  into  cloth. 

Raised  in  the  warm  parts  of  the  United  States, 
West  Indies,  South  America,  Africa,  China, 
and  India. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

Pretend  the  room  is  a  cotton  field.  The  cards 
are  the  bolls.  Pupils  pick  (take  and  name)  a 
certain  number  of  words  in  a  given  time. 


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Song  of  the  Cotton 

Sing,  oh  sing  for  the  cotton  plant! 

Bravely  may  it  grow, 
Bearing  in  its  seeded  bolls 

Cotton  white  as  snow! 

Spin  the  cotton  into  thread; 

Weave  it  in  the  loom; 
Wear  it  now,  dear  little  child, 

In  your  happy  home! 

When  you've  worn  it  well  and  long. 

Will  it  worthless  be? 
No;   a  book  made  from  this  dress 

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Sort  the  rags  and  grind  to  pulp; 

Weave  the  paper  fair; 
Now  it  only  waits  for  words 

To  be  ])rinted  there. 

Thoughts  from  God  to  man  sent  down 

May  these  pages  show. 
Sing,  oh  sing  for  the  cotton  plant, 

Bravely  may  it  grow! 

May  ten  thousand  cotton  plants 
Spring  up  fresh  and  fair, 

That  words  of  wisdom  and  of  love 
O'er  all  the  world  shall  bear. 


SEVENTY-NINTH   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Mount  articles  made  from  cotton  or  small 
pieces  of  cotton  material. 

Mount  and  copy  or  write  sentences  under 
each  piece. 

Example  article — a  piece  of  thread.  Sentence, 
Thread  is  made  of  cotton. 

Pupils  ask  questions  about  the  cotton  boll. 
The  teacher  writes  these  questions  on  the  board 
for  the  pupils  to  copy. 

Sense  Training 

Distinguish  articles  made  from  cotton  from 
those  made  from  wool  or  silk. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on     Cotton." 

Game     "Round  the  Valley" 

Pupils  take  sides  and  raise  and  join  hands 

as  for  London  Bridge.     One  child  goes  in  and 

out  of  the  arches  thus  formed,  until  he  finally 

chooses  a  partner. 

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Song 

Go  round  and  round  the  valley, 
Go  round  and  round  the  valley, 
Go  round  and  round  the  valley, 
As  you  have  done  before. 

Go  in  and  out  the  window, 

Go  in  and  out  the  window, 

Go  in  and  out  the  window, 

As  you  have  done  before. 

Go  in  and  face  your  partner. 

Go  in  and  face  your  partner. 

Go  in  and  face  your  partner, 

As  you  have  done  before. 

{The  two  (hen  continue  to  weave  in  and  out  the  arches.) 


EIGHTIETH  DAY 

Seat  Work 

Find  and  copy  all  the  words  containing  a 
certain  combination  of  letters. 

Copy  or  write  original  sentences  containing 
the  words. 

Sense  Training 

Postal  cards  of  a  few  of  the  most  important 
buildings.  Test  the  pupils'  knowledge  of  these 
points  of  interest.  In  the  more  advanced  grades 
the  pupils  may  be  required  to  locate  the  build- 
ings and  write  statements  about  them. 

Language     (Use  of  the  pronouns.) 

Teacher     You   may  walk  to   the   door,   Ella. 

What  did  you  do  ? 

Ella     I  walked  to  the  door. 

Teacher     What  did  Ella  do,  Mary  ? 

Mary     Ella  walked. 

Teacher     Tell  Ella  what  she  did,  John. 

John     You  walked  to  the  door. 

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Florence     She  wall^ed. 

Teacher  \()\x  may  walis.,  John.  What  did 
he  do,  Ella  ? 

EUa     He  walked  to  the  door. 

Teacher  You  may  walk  to  the  doc^r,  Ella  and 
John.     What  did  you  do? 

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Directions 

Children  in  a  ring. 

1.  Dance  round,  hand  in  hand. 

2.  All  stop.     Time  slow.     Take  a  lunge  to  left  with 
left  foot  and  hands,  as  in  illustration.     Position. 

3.  Same  to  right.     Position. 

4.  All  join  hands.     Bend  knees  slightly  in  downward 
motion. 

5.  Raise  joined  hands.     Arms  upstretched.     Rise  on 
toes. 

Repeat  4  and  5. 

Chorus  sung  twice.  —  Kate  F.  Bremner 


EIGHTY-FIRST   DAY 
StAT  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw  bees. 

Cut,  draw,  sew  or  make  with  gummed  dots 
the  hive. 

Copy  sentences  containing  the  names  of  persons 

Sense  Training  and  Language 
Materials 

The  comb,  some  honey,  and  a  piece  of  wax. 
Qualities  of  the  honey   discovered   by   the 
senses. 

Lesson  on  the  Bee 
Family 
Queen  —  lays  eggs. 
Drones,  males  —  do  no  work,  killed  in  time 

of  famine. 
Workers 

Characteristics 
Longer  tongue. 

Very  large  hind  legs  with  pollen  bas- 
kets, six  pockets  on  the  under 
side  of  the  body  from  which  wax 

may  be  excreted. 
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Duties  of  the  workers 
Gather  honey. 
Take  care  of  the  young. 
Feed  the  queen. 

Ventilate  and  keep  the  hive  clean. 
Build  the  cells. 
Sense  and  sight  very  acute. 


The  Busy  Bee 

How  doth  the  little  busy  bee, 

Improve  each  shining  hour; 
And  gather  honey  all  the  day 

From  every  opening  flower. 

How  skillfully  she  builds  her  cell, 
How  neat  she  spreads  the  wax. 

And  labors  hard  to  store  it  well 
With  the  sweet  food  she  makes. 

In  works  of  labor  and  of  skill 

I  would  be  busy  too; 
For  Satan  finds  some  mischief  still 

For  idle  hands  to  do. 

In  books,  or  work,  or  healthful  play. 

Let  my  first  years  be  passed, 
That  I  may  give  for  every  day 

Some  good  account  at  last. 

—  Isaac  Watts 


EIGHTY-SECOND   DAY 
Seat  Work 

Fold  or  lay  with  sticks  the  box-shaped  hive. 

Fold  a  little  book.  Write  a  few  sounds  on 
each  page.  Write  a  word  containing  the  sound 
after  each. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on     The  Bee." 

Game 

Pupils  take  sides.  One  pupil  stands  in  the  middle. 
The  teacher  whispers  the  name  of  a  flower  to  each  child. 
The  child  in  the  middle  says,  "I  am  going  into  my  garden 
to  pick  flowers.  1  shall  pick  roses  and  lilies."  The 
two  children  having  the  names  of  the  flowers  mentioned 
change  places.  The  child  in  the  middle  must  try  to 
slip  into  one  of  the  vacant  places.  Vary  by  naming  four 
flowers.  After  trying  several  times  the  leader  says,  "I 
picked  all  my  flowers.     The  pupils  must  all  change  places. 

Device  for  word  or  sound  drill 

A  chalk  box  to  represent  a  well.     Place  some 

of  the  difficult  words  in  the  box.     Pupils  draw 

the  words  out  of  the  well. 
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EIGHTY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  all  the  questions  from  the  lesson. 
Copy  five  statements. 

Language     (Use  of  "See"  and  "Saw") 

Hold  up  a  box.     Come  here,  Marie. 

What  do  you  see  in  the  box  t 

Go  to  your  seat  ?     What  did  you  see  ^. 

What  did  Marie  see,  children  t 

You  may  look,  George.     What  did  you  see  ? 

What  did  George  see  t 

Show  to  two  children. 

What  did  you  see  ? 

What  did  they  see .? 

Device  for  review 
A  spelling  match. 

Motion  Piece 

The  Rosebud 

At  first  it  was  a  '  round,  hard  ball 
^  With  two  green  leaves  that  wrapped  it  —  so, 

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'  It  had  no  pretty  red  at  all, 

But  soon  this  ball  "*  began  to  grow. 

And  ^  slow  and  sure  ^  it  swelled  each  day, 
The  '  leaves  that  curled  so  close  about 
^  Began  to  softly  draw  away, 
'  And  soon  a  soft,  red  leaf  peeped  out. 

'°  One  day  the  green  leaves  drew  aside, 
"  Bright  crimson  petals  spread  apart 
"  To  shed  their  perfume  far  and  wide 
And  let  us  see  the  rose's  heart. 

Directions 

1 .  Double  up  right  hand  into  a  tight  ball. 

2.  Place  hands  and  fmger  tips  tightly  together  to 
shape  a  rosebud.     Hold  hands  in  a  vertical  ix)sition. 

3.  Emphasize  by  shaking  hands. 

4.  Sha])e  fist  and  hold  it  closely  (do  this  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  line).  Look  at  the  ball  intently  and  then 
slowly  unclose  hand. 

5.  Continue  the  slow  opening  of  the  hand.  The 
side  or  little  linger  end  of  the  hand  should  be  held  down- 
ward. 

6.  Shape  the  two  enclosing  leaves  as  in  motion  No.  2. 

7.  Let  the  palms  draw  slightly  away  from  each  other, 
in  order  to  give  the  bud  an  appearance  of  growing. 

8.  Slightly  separate  the  fmger-tips. 

g.  Look  downward  into  the  opening,  made  by  the 
separation  of  the  three  central  finger-tips. 

10.     Tightly  close  the  right  hand  and  place  it  with  the 


Seat  Work  and  Sense  Training  187 

knuckles  downward)  into  the  hollow  of  the  left  hand. 
Close  the  fingers  of  the  left  hand  closely  about  the  sides 
of  the  right  hand.  At  the  words,  "One  day  the  green 
leaves  drew  apart,"  slowly  straighten  out  the  fingers  of  the 
left  hand.  Make  as  good  an  imitation  of  sepals  as 
possible. 

11.  Slowly  open  the  fingers  of  the  right  hand  to  form 
a  cup  shape  imitation  of  an  opened  flower.  The  fingers 
should  move  gradually  into  shape. 

12.  Look  into  the  "flower"  that  has  just  been  shaped 
by  the  two  hands. 


EIGHTY-FOURTH    DAY 

Seat  Work 

Envelopes  with  duplicate  letters  of  the  alpha- 
bet.    Sort    and    place    all    duplicates    together. 

Use  stencil  cards.  Write  the  name  under 
each.     Copy  a  sentence  for  each. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on   "See"  and   "Saw." 

Game     "Tit-tat-toe" 

Draw  a  large  tit-tat-toe  for  each  row. 

Select  two  pupils  from  each  row. 

At  a  signal  they  all  start  to  play.  The  ob- 
ject is  to  see  which  couple  will  finish  first-.  They 
may  choose  two  others  from  their  row. 

Device  for  review 

Draw  a  large  circle  on  the  board.  Write 
words  around  the  edge.  Tell  the  pupils  they 
may  ride  on  the  merry-go-round  if  they  can  re- 
peat the  words  correctly. 

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Motion  Piece 

Our  Sunbeam 

Dear  little  boys  and  girls  are  we  — 
Each  one  working  as  hard  as  three. 
In  the  morning,  when  we  rise, 
We  think  of  Him  beyond  the  skies  —  ^ 
Of  Him  who  keeps  us  thro'  the  night 
And  ever  helps  us  by  His  Might. 

Before  we  go  to  school,  you  know, 
We  use  soap  and  water  —  so  —  ^ 
Then  necks  and  faces  clean  will  be  —  ^ 
Ears  and  teeth,  we  must  rub  —  see  —  ^ 
With  a  comb  our  hair  we  fix  —  ^ 
Some  of  us  are  up  at  six. 

With  a  knife,  we  clean  our  nails  ^ 
So  none  of  them  can  carry  tales, 
Telhng  we've  not  tried  to  do 
What  our  teacher  told  us  to. 
Handkerchiefs,  so  nice  and  white,' 
We  have  with  us  day  and  night. 

Little  bootblacks  we  must  be  — 
Rub,  rub,  rub  —  one,  two,  three,  ^ 
Till  heel  and  toe  look  nice  and  clean  —  ^ 
Brighter  boots  were  never  seen;  — 
Boots  as  bright  as  each  glad  face 
And  every  button  in  its  place. 


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Breakfast  soon!     Oh!   we'll  be  there  — 
Erxh  one  so  polite,  take  care  —  '*' 
Don't  be  naughty,  mean  or  lx)ld 
So  as  to  make  dear  mother  scold. 
At  the  table  we'll  not  cry 
If  she  should  chance  to  pass  us  by.  " 

Little  boys  must  raise  hats  —  on  the  street  —  " 

If  a  teacher  they  should  meet. 

Always  early  —  that's  Our  Rule 

In  this  pleasant,  happy  school. 

We  don't  forget  that  sweet  word  "Please," 

Our  little  friends  we  never  tease. 

"Good -morning,"  and  "  Good -evening,"  say,'^ 
The  first  and  last  thing  every  day. 
When  we  are  big,  big  boys,*'* 
Too  big  for  any  little  toys  — 
Oh !   how  bright  will  each  day  seem 
If  we  make  "Good  Manners"  our  "Sunbeam."  '* 

Molicnis 


Pupils  point  with  right  hand,  heavenward. 

Motion  as  if  rubbing  hands  and  face  with  soap. 

Point  to  necks  and  faces. 

Motion  as  if  cleaning  ears  and  rubbing  teeth. 

Motion  as  if  combing  hair. 

Motion  as  if  cleaning  nails  with  a  knife. 

Children  hold  their  handkerchiefs  in  right  hand. 

Motion  as  if  rubbing  boots  with  a  brush. 

Point  to  heel  and  toe,  all  together. 


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10.  Forefinger  of  left  hand  held  up  —  as  a  warning. 

11.  Move  right  arm  very  slowly  from  the  body  to  the 
right  to  denote  "the  passing  by." 

12.  All  the  boys  put  their  right  hands  to  their  heads 
as  if  they  were  about  to  raise  their  hats. 

13.  Children  bow  their  heads  very  politely. 

14.  Hands  extended  to  denote  the  height  of  a  youth 
and  higher  to  denote  that  of  a  man. 

15.  A  lovely  smile  on  each  little  face. 

—  Lizzie  E.  Kelly 


EIGHTY-FIFTH    DAY 

Seat  Work 

Cut  leaves  and  flowers  from  fruit  and  flower 
catalogues.  Use  them  as  models  for  freehand 
cutting. 

Underline  the  known  words  on  pages  cut  from 
old  First  Readers. 

Language      (    This  —  That  ") 

Teacher  {holding  a  hook  in  her  hand)  "This 
is  my  book." 

{Placing  on   the   desk)      **That   is   my   book." 
{Taking  up  a  pencil)     "This  is  my  pencil." 
{Giving  the  pencil  to  a  child)      "That    is    my 
pencil. 

Repeat  this  with  several  articles.  Then  re- 
quire the  pupils  to  do  the  same.  Try  the  class 
first,  then  individual  pupils. 

Motion  Poem 

Continue  "Our  Sunbeam." 
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EIGHTY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Place  a  list  of  words  along  the  top  of  the 
board,  as: 

fan         sit         seat         mat 

Pupils  make  lists  that  rhyme,  using  the  words 
from  their  vocabulary  boxes,  or  writing  them 
on  paper.  They  must  be  allowed  to  refer  to 
their  books,  otherwise  they  may  make  up 
words.  When  the  pupils  have  finished  send  one 
to  the  board  to  complete  each  list.  The  work 
on  the  board  will  appear  as  follows: 


fan 

sit 

seat 

mat 

man 

it 

eat 

fat 

ran 

pit 

meat 

pat,  etc 

Write  or  copy  the  numbers  to  five.     Write  out 
the  combinations  of  the  number  five. 

Language 

Short  talk  on  kindness  to  old  people. 

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Teach 

Be  kind  and  be  gentle 

To  those  who  arc  okl, 
For  kindness  is  dearer 

And  better  than  gold. 

Game 

Dramatize  the  reading  lesson. 

Device  for  review 

Draw  a  labyrinth  upon  the  board.  Write 
words  in  various  parts  of  it.  See  how  many 
can  go  through  it  by  repeating  all  the  words 
correctly.  Do  not  make  the  lines  too  compli- 
cated. 


EIGHTY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Pupils  find  difficult  sight  words  in  their  read- 
ing lesson  using  a  list  written  on  the  board  by 
the  teacher  as  a  guide. 

Write  the  numerals  from  one  to  ten  in  a  column 
and  write  the  word  for  each  beside  it. 

Language 

Review  the  talk  on  kindness   to   old  people. 
Begin  talk  on  kindness  to  animals. 
Teach  the  following  pledge: 

I  promise  to  be  kind  to  all  the  animals  I  can, 
In  every  place  I  can, 
In  every  way  I  can. 

Game 

A  Potato  Race 

Give  two  or  three  children  a  spoon.  Place  a  potato 
on  each.  The  children  must  start  at  a  signal  and  run 
to  a  certain  point  without  dropping  the  potato. 

Device  (to  turn  blend  words  into  sight  words) 

Place  a  list  of  blend  words  upon  the  board. 
Sound  them.     Then  call  upon  pupils  to  repeat 

without  blending. 

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TlIK    Poi'I'IES 

Quilc  carlv  in  I  he  moininj^',  when  '  theMin  i.sshininj;  bright, 
I  go  into  ihe  ganlen  '  where  ihe  slender  [K)|)|)ies  \:,n}\\, 

And  ihcre  I  see  ihcm  ^standing  in  the  pretty  ^'olden  light, 
*  All  nodding,  nodding,  nodding  to  and  fro. 

'  \ntl  if  you  go  at  c\cning,  when  the  sky  is  golden  rod, 
And  l(M)k  at  'all  the  |K)|)pies  as  they  stand  so  slim  and 

'  ^■ou'll   t'inti  eat  li  one  is  ncKlding  still,  a  sleepy,  heavy 
head. 
^  1  wonder  what  they  dream  alK)ut  all  ilay ! 

Directions 

1.  S|)rcad  out  arms  to  show  extent  of  sunshine  or 
jK)inl  toward  the  east. 

2.  Right  hand,  with  |)alm  downwani,  held  about  height 
of  scat  to  show  tallness  oi  llowcrs. 

3.  Lcxjk  downward.  Hody  held  slightly  over  to  one 
side. 

4.  Nod  heads  sleepily.  Say  this  line  in  a  rather 
murmuring  fashion  with  >ulxlued  and  drowsy  voices  and 
relanlccl  time. 

5.  Look  u])  hrighlly  as  if  addressing  some  one. 

6.  Look  downwani.     Hand  held  out  at  side  as  i>eforc. 

7.  Nod  heads  as  before. 

8.  Look  up  suddenly  and  recite  the  line  in  a  wonder- 
ing manner. 


EIGHTY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Each  child  selects  his  favorite  lesson  and 
makes  a  list  of  the  stock  or  blend  words. 

Copy  the  questions  and  answers  from  the 
lesson. 

Language 

Name  things  that  can  run,  grow,  fly,  sing, 
swim,  walk,  climb,  melt,  hiss,  sail,  ring,  bite, 
twinkle.     Require    complete    statements. 

Device  for  review 

Copy  or  write  spelling.  Each  paper  repre- 
sents a  ticket.  Only  the  holder  of  perfect 
tickets  are  to  be  allowed  to  leave  at  the  first 
bell. 

Poem 

Repeat  "The  Poppies." 


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EIGHTY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Simple   addition   examples. 
Fold  a  schoolhouse.     Write  the  names  of  all 
the  things  in  the  schoolhouse. 

Language     (Study  of  a  Memory  Gem) 

Hands  were  made  to  be  useful, 

If  you  leach  ihem  llic  way. 
Therefore,  for  yourself  or  your  neighbor 

Make  them  useful  every  day. 

Show  me  your  hands. 
Tell  me  what  you  mean  by  useful. 
Compare   the   pupils   hands  with  the  babies' 
hands — with    the    hands   of  an   older   person. 
Who  teaches  the  babies'  hands  to  be  useful  ? 
How  can  your  hands  be  useful  ^. 
How  can  they  be  useful  in  school  ?     At  home  .? 

Once  there  was  a  poor  ok]  woman  who  was  very  thirsty. 
Three  ladies  were  sitting  beside  a  spring.  When  they 
saw  the  old  woman  they  asked  her  to  tell  them  which  one 


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had  the  most  beautiful  hands.  She  asked  for  a  drink  of 
water.  Two  told  her  to  help  herself,  the  third  gave  her 
a  drink.  The  old  woman  said  the  one  who  gave  her  the 
drink  had  the  most  beautiful  hands.     Whv  ? 

See  whether  you  can  tell  me  what  the  verse 
means  without  any  help. 

Poem 

Repeat  some  of  the  former  poems. 


NINETIETH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Write  in  words  all  the  numerals  from  one  to 
nineteen. 

Write  in  figures  all  the  numerals  from  one  to 
nineteen. 

Language     (** The  Fish") 

Material  —  A  globe  with  a  few  goldfish. 

Notice  how  the  fish  moves  about. 
What  does  he  use  in  swimming .? 
How  does  he  turn  in  the  water  ? 
How  many  fins  has  he .?     Position. 
With  what  is  he  covered  ? 
Notice  how  he  breathes. 
Explain  that  he  cannot  breathe  out  of  water, 
because  the  gills  become  dry  and  close. 

Notice  the  eye,  its  shape.     Has  it  any  lids .? 

Outline    to   supplement    the    Observation    Lesson 

Where  do  they  live .? 

Shape  —  reason    for    that    particular    shape. 

General  appearance. 


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Parts 
Head 

Eyes  —  no   eyelids  —  dull   when   dead 

—  beautiful  when  living. 
Ears  —  not  visible  —  sharp  hearing. 
Nose  —  keen  scent  —  different  shapes. 
Mouth  —  position  —  use  —  formation. 
Teeth  — -  sides  of  jaw;  upper  jaw. 
Sometimes  on  tongue  and  throat. 
Double  and  single. 
Body  —  covered  with  scales — a  bony  struc- 
ture.    Scales  covered  with  slime  which 
exudes  from  tiny  tubes  near  the  mouth. 
Enables  fish  to  slip  through  the  water 
easily. 
Scales — hard  but  of  many  pieces.    Notice 

graceful  movements. 
Fins  —  single  —  grow   from   the    skin. 
Tail  —  a  single  fin  —  a  rudder. 
Gills  —  extract  air. 

An   air   bladder   under   the    backbone 
helps  the  fish  to  float. 
Blood  —  cold. 

Produced  —  from  eggs,  laid  in  the  sand,  on 
stones,  attached  to  weeds,  float  on  water, 
in  nests,  in  cases,  sometimes  carried  in 
the  father's  mouth. 


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Food 
Other  fish. 
Insects. 
Seeds. 
Plants. 
Kinds 

Shell  fish 

Oysters,  clams,  lobsters,  crabs,  mussels,  etc. 
Fresh  water  fish 

Pickerel,  trout,  perch,  etc. 
Deep  sea  fish 

Cod,  halibut,  blue  fish,  mackerel,  etc. 
Uses 

Food. 

Glue,  oil,  fertilizer  (menhaden). 
Shark  —  gelatine,  leather. 
The  Cossacks  have  small  fish  which  they  dry 
and  use  as  a  light.     When  it  is  no  longer  needed 
it  is  eaten. 

Americans  were  the  first  to  preserve  fish  on  ice. 

Device  for  review 

Words  or  sounds  written  upon  small  fish 
cut  or  drawn  by  the  pupils.  Place  these  fish 
in  an  imaginary  pond.  Each  child  selects  a 
fish.  If  he  can  read  the  word  written  on  it  he 
may  keep  the  fish.  Whoever  has  the  most  fish 
at  the  end  of  the  lesson  wins. 


NINETY-FIRST  DAY 
Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  draw,  a  fish,  a  globe  for  the  fish. 

Make  a  large  spelling  book  in  the  shape  of  a 
fish.     Write  the  new  and  difficult  words  in  it. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on     The  Fish" 

Action  Poem 

The  Three  Little  Fishes 

Three  queer  little  fishes  lived    down  in  the  sea, 
^  As  blithe  and  happy  as  fishes  could  be ; 

At  night  they  slept  soundly  in  one  little  bed, 
*  Then  up  in  the  morning  when  darkness  had  fled ; 

They  could  not  rise  sooner,  for  twixt  you  and  me, 
^  They  do  not  burn  gas  far  down  in  the  sea. 

■♦  These  little  fishes  liked  nothing  but  fun. 

And  swam  about  wildly  till  daylight  was  done; 
5  They  knew  not  their  letters.  A,  B,  C,  and  D, 
^  They  could  not  count  twenty,  nor  spell  M,  E,  Me. 

And  as  they  grew  larger  more  silly  grew  they, 
Still  caring  for  nothing  but  frolic  and  play; 
'They  laughed  and  they  scampered  and  stood  on  their 
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*  And  playctl  many  tricks  on  the  slow  water  snails; 

One  day  as  they  frolicked  up  came  a  great  whale, 
"  And  these  silly  fishes  got  under  his  tail. 

Their  wise  little  playmates  swam  quickly  away, 
'"  But  these  silly  fishes  went  on  with  their  play; 
They  climbed  on  his  shoulder  and  over  his  head, 
And  tickled  his  nostrils  without  any  dread; 
They  laughed  and  they  shouted  like  lx)ys  in  a  boat, 
"Till  the  whale  gave  a  snaj),  and  they  slipped  down  his 
throat. 

Motions 

1.  Imitate  the  action  of  swimming. 

2.  Hands  in  jx)sition  and  set  upright. 

3.  Point  with  the  finger  and  shake  the  head  as   if 
telling  something  serious. 

4.  Repeat  as  for  i. 

5.  Shake  the  head  and  look  sorrowful. 

6.  Express  surprise. 

7.  Smile,  move  the  hands  quickly  as  for  swimming, 
set  hands  upward. 

8.  Pretend  to  throw  missiles  at  an  imaginary  snail. 

9.  Curved   motion  of  the  hand   in  the  shape  of  a 
whale. 

ID.     Left  hand  swim  away. 

II.     Left  hand  form  whale's  mouth  —  snap  at  the  three 
fingers  of  the  right  hand  and  pretend  to  swallow  them. 


NINETY-SECOND   DAY 


Seat  Work 

Copy  all  words  ending  with  a  certain   letter. 
Copy  and  illustrate  a  list  of  words  written  by 
the  teacher. 


Sense  Training 

A  list  of  the  objects  in  the  room  upon  the 
board. 

The  teacher  or  some  child  points  to  a  word 
and  calls  upon  another  pupil.  The  child  must 
go  to  the  object  immediately.  It  is  well  to 
call  upon  the  dull  children  for  the  large  objects, 
reserving  the  smaller  and  less  conspicuous 
things  for  the  bright  pupils.  Vary  by  pointing 
to  the  object  and  requiring  the  pupil  to  find 
the  word. 

Language     ("The  Dandelion") 

Material  —  A  dandelion  for  each  child.     The 

whole  plant  if  possible. 

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Where  found 
Yards. 
Parks. 
Roadside. 
Fields. 

Parts 

Long. 

The  root. 

Thick. 

Contains  milky  juice. 

Takes  in  nourishment  for  the  plant. 

Flower  stalks 
Smooth. 
Brittle. 
Leafless. 
Hollow. 

Spring  directly  from  the  root. 
Contain  a  milky  juice. 

Leaves 

Smooth. 

Bright  shining  green. 
Taper  to  a  point. 
Many  indentations. 
Used  as  salad. 


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Buds 
Long. 
Green. 

Flower  head 

Composed  of  many  little  flowers. 

Golden  yellow. 

Close  at  night  and  during  rain. 

Seed 

Very  small. 

Attached  to  fine  gray  down. 

Distributed  by  the  wind. 

Food 

Air,  sun,  rain. 

Use 

Make  the  fields  look  pretty. 
Leaves  used  as  salad. 
Mild  wine. 
Medicine. 


NINETY-THIRD   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Copy  with  sticks  a  simple  design  which  the 
teacher  has  drawn  upon  the  b(jard. 

Copy  a  certain  number  of  review  words. 

Look  through  some  of  the  advanced  reading 
lessons  for  some  of  the  old  words. 

Language 

Continue  "The  Dandelion." 

Device  for  reviewing  words 

The  teacher  writes  a  word  upon  the  board, 
calling  upon  a  pupil  at  the  same  time.  She 
erases  as  soon  as  she  has  written  the  word. 
The   pupil    must   spell   the   word   immediately. 

Poem 

The  Dandelion 

There's  a  dandy  little  fellow, 
Who  dresses  all  in  yellow  — 
In  yellow,  with  an  overcoat  of  green: 
With  his  hair  all  crisp  and  curly, 
In  the  spring-time,  bright  and  early, 
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A-tripping  o'er  the  meadows  he  is  seen. 

Through  all  the  bright  June  weather, 

Like  a  jolly  little  tramp; 

He  wanders  where  the  grass  is  fresh  and  green. 

But  at  last  this  little  fellow 

Doffs  his  dandy  coat  of  yellow, 

And  nodding  in  the  sunlight  he  is  seen. 

The  little  winds  of  morning 

Come  a- flying  through  the  grass. 

And  clap  their  hands  around  him  in  their  glee. 

They  shake  him  without  warning  — 

His  wig  falls  off,  alas! 

And  a  little  bald  head  dandy  now  is  he. 


NINETY-FOURTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sort  and  place  all  words  together  which  be- 
gin with  the  same  sound.     Make  a  list. 

Sense  Training  and  Device  for  Reviewing 
Words  or  Sounds 

Pupils  visualize  a  list  of  words  or  sounds. 
After  the  list  has  been  erased  make  the  list  with 
the  letter  cards. 

The  list  must  be  very  short  and  composed  of 
difficult  words  or  sounds. 

Language     ("The  Dragonfly") 

The  Dragonfly 
Its  parts 
Body 

Shape,  like  a  cylinder. 
Wings 

Oblong,  gauzy 
Legs 

Crooked,  six. 


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Head 

Oblong. 
Eyes 

Oval,  very  bright. 
Feelers 

Curved. 

Eggs 

Deposited  upon  stems  of  rushes  or 
other  water  plants  below  the  sur- 
face of  the  water. 

Hatched  by  the  heat  of  the  sun  during 
the  warm  weather  in  summer. 

Larva  or  grub 

Resembles  a  bug  with  large  eyes  and  six 

long  legs. 
Very    active  —  walking    or    swimming 

in  the  pond  it  inhabits. 
Eats  the  larva  of  mosquitoes  and  other 

insects. 
Aids    in    diminishing    and     removing 

swarms  of  obnoxious  insects. 

The  Pupa 

When  the  larva  outgrows  its  skin,  it 
splits  at  the  back  and  the  insect 
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Continues  to  live  in  water. 
Lives  chiefly   iij")()n   the   larva   of  mos- 
quitoes. 
Pupa  too  large  for  its  skin. 

Climbs  up  on  stem  of  plant  to  the  surface  of 

the  water. 
Skin  splits  and  the  insect  emerges. 
Remains  motionless  for  an  hour  or  two. 
Body  and  wings  harden. 

A  powerful  flyer.     Can  fly  in  all  directions. 
Food 

The  full-grown  mosquito. 

Summary 

Eats  mosquitoes  and  flies. 
Useful  to  man. 

Perfectly    harmless  —  no   sting   as    popularly 
supposed. 


NINETY-FIFTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Draw  the  objects  in  the  lesson.  Write  their 
names.     Copy  sentences  about  them. 

Language 

Continue  the  lesson  on     The  Dragonfly." 

Device  for  drill 

Cards  on  the  desks  of  one  or  two  aisles. 
Pupils  on  line.  One  child  passes  rapidly  up 
the  aisle  repeating  the  words  on  the  cards.  He 
may  stop  anywhere  along  the  line  and  call  upon 
another  to  complete  the  work  or  he  may  con- 
tinue to  the  end  of  the  row.  Substitute  new 
words  very  often. 


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NINETY-SIXTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Write  the  names  of  the  objects  in  the  picture. 
Select  and   copy  words  containing  a   certain 
number  of  letters. 

J.anguagr  Game 

Write  the  following  expressions  upon  the 
board: 

Is  there — Was  there — Are  there — Were  there 
There  is  no  —  There  are  no — There  was  no 

The  teacher  holds  an  object  behind  her  back. 
The    children    question    or   make    statements 
using    the    combinations    upon    the    board,    as: 
Is  there  an  apple  in  your  hand  ? 
You  have  an  orange  behind  your  back,  etc. 

Device  for  J  nil 

Scatter  cards  around  the  room.  Tell  children 
that  they  are  little  pigs  which  must  be  driven  from 

the  garden. 

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NINETY-SEVENTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Pupils  look  through  supplementary  readers 
for  familiar  words. 

Read  some  of  the  lesson  in  the  supplementary 
books  as  a  preparation  for  sight  reading. 

Language     ("The  Birds") 

Material  —  Perry  Pictures  of  birds. 

Body  — Covering. 
Tail  —  Shape,  size,  use. 
Wings — Shape,  size,  use. 
Bill  —  Shape,  size,  use. 

Fitted  for  different  kinds  of  food. 
Toes — Number  and  arrangement. 
Different  uses. 
Habits. 
Sounds. 

Eggs — When  laid. 
Care  of  young. 
Usefulness  of  birds. 
Work  of  the  Audubon  Society. 

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2i6  Scat   Work  and  Sense  Training 

How  good  Americans    can   help  to  preserve 
the  birds. 

Repeat  the  Bird  Game  from  the  thirty-fourth 
day. 

Device  for  drill 

Words  or  sounds  as  birds.     They  fly  away 
when  repeated  correctly. 

Poem 

The  Ten  Birds 

(A  Finger  Play) 

(From  Primary  Education,  May,  1905.) 

First  is  a  bobolink,  just  hear  him  sing! 
Second,  a  blackbird,  with  a  red  wing. 
Third  is  a  l)lucjay  —  what  a  fine  crest! 
Fourth  is  an  oriole,  high  hangs  his  nest. 
Fifth  is  a  house  wren,  tiny  and  dear; 
Sixth  is  a  robin,  "Cheerily  cheer!" 
Seventh,  a  woodpecker,  "Rap-a-tap,  tap!" 
Eighth  is  an  owl  in  his  all-day-long  nap. 
Ninth  is  a  cardinal,  rose-red  his  coat; 
Tenth  is  a  mocking-bird,  hear  his  gay  note! 
Fly  away,  birdies,  each  to  your  nest; 
Daylight  is  gone,  and  the  night  is  for  rest. 

—  Mrs.  Charles  Norman 


NINETY-EIGHTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Pupils  draw  a  circle  and  arrange  the  numerals 
as  on  a  clock  face. 

Sense  Training 

Procure  one  or  two  clocks  or  watches  and  test 
the  children's  hearing. 

Have  them  close  their  eyes  and  distinguish 
the  difference  between  the  ticking  of  the  watch 
and  the  clock.     Compare  the  watches  and  clocks. 

Show  the  difference  —  the  similarity. 

Language     (A   Lesson   on    'Time") 

Count  the  numbers  on  the  face  of  the  clock. 
Show  a  clock  dial  with  movable  hands. 
Pupils  make  hands  for  their  dials. 
Show  them  the  hour  hand. 
Have  them  move  it  so  that  it  points  to  the 
different  hands. 

As  soon  as  they  can  locate  the  hours,  show  the 

minute  hand. 

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Ask  them  to  count  the  minute  —  to  locate 
the   half  hour  —  the   quarter  hour. 

Game 

Pupils  stand  in  a  circle.  One  child  in  the 
center  for  the  pendulum. 

Pupils  move  backward  and  forward,  while  the 
pendulum  swings  from  side  to  side. 

Song 

Tick,  tock,  tick,  lock, 

Listen  to  the  little  clock, 

Swinging,  swinging  all  the  day, 

This  is  what  it  has  to  say  — 
{All  stand  still  and  shake  their  fingers  in  admonition 
•while  they  recite) 

The  clock's  quiet  voice  says  tick,  tick,  tick, 
Do  what  you're  told  and  be  quick,  quick,  quick. 
{Circle  revolves  again,  singing  the  first  verse.) 


NINETY-NINTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew  little  clock  dials.  These  can  be  bought 
from  any  kindergarten  dealer,  or  the  pupils  may 
make  their  own. 

Language 

Review  the  lesson  on  the  clock. 

Continue. 

Count  the  minutes  again.  Show  the  children 
how  the  minute  hand  moves.  Set  the  large 
dial  and  ask  them  to  tell  the  time,  first  setting 
their  own  dial. 

This  may  be  made  more  interesting  if  each 
hour  is  associated  with  something  within  the 
child's  knowledge. 

12   =  the  dinner  hour. 
I    =  school  time. 
3   =  school  dismissed,  etc. 

Device  for  drill      Y 

A    ladder.     Write    girl's    name    on    the    top 

round.     Tell    the    pupils    she    can    get    down. 

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How  many  will  go  up  and  get  her  ?  Place  words 
on  the  rounds.  Whoever  can  name  the  words 
correctly  is  said  to  rescue  the  girl. 

Sixty  seconds  make  a  minute, 
How  much  good  can  I  do  in  it  ? 
Sixty  minutes  make  an  hour, 
All  the  good  that's  in  my  power. 
Twenty  hours  and  four  a  day, 
Time  for  work  and  sleep  and  play. 
Days  three  hundred  sixty-five, 
Make  a  year  for  me  to  strive. 
Right  good  things  each  day  to  do 
That  I  wise  may  grow  and  true. 


ONE  HUNDREDTH   DAY 

Seat  Work 

Sew,  cut,  fold,  draw  and  color  butterflies. 

After  cutting  and  coloring  paste  the  body 
upon  paper  and  fold  the  wings  back  as  if  flying. 
Or,  fasten  several  to  a  string. 

Fold  tissue  paper  in  butterfly  shapes  and 
fasten  with  a  doll's  clothespin. 

Make  butterfly  booklets  and  write  the  new 
words  in  them. 

Language     ("The  Butterfly") 

Body 

The  division. 
Color. 

Legs  and  claws 
Number. 

Head 

The  eyes  and  mouth. 
Feelers,  the  tongue  —  its  uses. 
Difference  between  those  of  the  moth  and 
butterfly. 


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Wings 

Color. 

Joined  to  the  body. 

Closed   back   to   back   when    resting  on   a 
flower. 
Produced  from  an  egg 

Egg  develops  into  a  caterpillar. 
Caterpillar  into  a  larva. 
Larva  into  a  pupa  or  chrysalis. 
Chrysalis  into  the  butterfly. 
Food 

Honey  from  the  flowers. 
Short  life. 

Device  for  drill 

Words   or   sounds  are   butterflies.     They   fly 
away  when  named. 

Butterflies 

Bultcrflics  are  pretty  things, 
'  Prettier  than  you  or  1; 
'  See  the  colors  on  their  wings  — 
Who  would  hurt  a  butterfly? 

^  Softly,  softly,  boys  and  girls, 

He'll  come  near  us  by  and  by; 
"  Here  he  is,  don't  make  a  noise  — 

We'll  not  hurt  you,  Butterfly. 


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5  Not  to  hurt  a  living  thing, 
Let  all  little  children  try, 
^See,  again  he's  on  the  wing; 
^  Good-bye,  pretty  butterfly. 

Motions 

1.  Bow  at  the  word  "you"  and  point  to  the  chest  at 
the  word  "I." 

2.  Hands  hke  butterfly  wings. 

3.  Speak  softly. 

4.  Speak  quickly. 

5.  Shake  the  head. 

6.  Point  as  the  butterfly  is  in  the  air. 

7.  Kiss  the  hand. 

Butterflies 

Fly,  white  butterflies,  out  to  sea. 
Fly,  pale  wings,  for  the  wind  to  try; 
Small  pale  wings  that  we  scarce  can  see, 
Fly,  fly. 

Some  fly  high  as  a  laugh  of  glee, 
Some  fly  soft  as  a  low,  low,  sigh, 
All  to  the  haven  w^here  each  should  be. 
Fly,  fly. 

—  Swinburne 


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